文档介绍：Creating Sepia from Black-
and-White or Color Images
A sepia or brown-toned image is often
used for artistic effect or to simulate an old-time look for an image. These types of
images are easy to create. You can start with a color image or a black-and-white
(grayscale) one.
We will start with a color digital image of three colors of tulips against a black back-
ground as shown in Figure . This is the same image that was used in Chapter 1, so
you will be able pare the black-and-white (grayscale) versions in Chapter 1 with
the sepia ones in this chapter. This will help to make the differences between sepia ver-
sions stand out more clearly. None of the methods is inherently better than the others.
These are just a few of the many ways to create a sepia-toned image. Besides the other
methods, there are plug-ins available for Photoshop that will also easily create sepia
images.
28 Alternative Digital Photography
Figure This is the color image we
are starting with for the series of lessons
in this chapter.
Lesson —Creating Sepia with Photoshop,
Method 1
This is one of the easiest lessons. Simply open the image in Photoshop and then select
Image > Mode > Grayscale. See Figure in Chapter 1 for more detail on changing
the color image to grayscale. Once you have thrown away the color information by
answering Yes to the pop-up box in the previous step, go back up to Mode in the top
menu and select RGB (see Figure ). If you skip this step, you will not be able to
change the color of a grayscale image.
Figure After converting a color
image into a black-and-white or
grayscale image in Photoshop CS, make
sure to set the mode back to RGB so you
can add the sepia color.
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Next create a new Color Balance layer for your image in Photoshop. If you have
Photoshop Elements and not Photoshop (CS/CS2/CS3), move down to Lesson to
learn how to create sepia without using