![]() If we look in our Layers palette, we can see that we now have two layers - the Background layer which contains our photo and the Gradient Map adjustment layer above it.1. There's two things we can do to fix that, and we're going to be combining both of them to give us complete control over the final result.įirst, we need to change the blend mode of the Gradient Map adjustment layer. The only problem now is that the colors are much too strong. We've added our Gradient Map adjustment layer and successfully edited the colors that are being mapped to our sunset photo using Photoshop's Gradient Editor. Unfortunately, the colors aren't really blending in with the photo all that well, but we're going to fix that using Photoshop's layer blend modes and the Opacity option next! Step 5: Change The Blend Mode Of The Gradient Map Layer To "Overlay" The image after editing the colors in the gradient. In fact, if you look at your image in the document window, you'll see that all the color is now gone (as long as the Preview option is selected in the dialog box): If we were to map this gradient to our image, we'd instantly convert our image into black and white. When the Gradient Map dialog box appears, it will most likely be set to the "Foreground to Background" gradient as we can see above, going from black on the left to white on the right (assuming that your Foreground and Background colors are currently set to the defaults). You can choose any colors you like! In fact, you can divide the tonal range of an image into a rainbow of colors if you want, and since we're working with gradients (hence the name "Gradient Map"), Photoshop will create smooth transitions between the colors for us. ![]() I'm just using random examples, of course. We can say "I want all dark areas to be blue", for example, and "I want all light areas to be red, and all mid-tones to be green". We can use a Gradient Map to make all dark areas in an image one color, all light areas a different color, and all mid-tone areas yet another color. It allows us to "map", or assign, different colors to different tonal values in the image. Photoshop's Gradient Map feature gets its name from what it does. We'll save a big discussion about adjustment layers for another tutorial, but for now, just know that nothing we do with the Gradient Map adjustment layer we're about to add will harm the image in any way, which is why there's no need to first duplicate our Background layer.īefore we can do anything with our adjustment layer though, we first need to add it, so click on the New Adjustment Layer icon at the bottom of the Layers palette: None of it is being done directly to the image. In other words, we get to work on the image without actually touching it! Photoshop gives us a complete preview of what the image looks like after making our adjustments, whether we're using a Levels or Curves adjustment layer to improve overall image contrast, a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to colorize an image, or a Threshold adjustment layer to find the lightest and darkest parts of the image, but all of the work is actually being done inside the adjustment layer itself. ![]() In this case though, we're going to be using one of Photoshop's adjustment layers, and one of the great things about adjustment layers is that they allow us to work non-destructively. If you've been following along with our tutorials for a while, you know that in most cases, the very first thing we do is duplicate the Background layer, which allows us to work on the image without harming the original pixel information. Let's get started!ĭownload this tutorial as a print-ready PDF! Step 1: Add A "Gradient Map" Adjustment Layer This tutorial is from our Photo Effects series.
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