Many photographers like to try black and white portrait creation, which can better express the character of the character. Moreover, black and white photos have a unique advantage in expressing the tones and textures. There are many ways to convert black and white in PS, but I always feel that the converted photos are dim and have insufficient levels. In this issue, the editor specially invited POCO celebrity Rou Qi to share his PS experience with everyone to see high quality and high contrast. How to make a black and white portrait
1. About Camera raw settings
When shooting, shoot in RAW format, then drag the file into PS, edit–preferences–Camera raw, and select to automatically open all supported JPEGs. Why do we need to set this step? Look down slowly. In the end, you guys will understand
Put pictures in RAW format. Drag it into PS. The Camera raw dialog box pops up. According to the exposure of the face in the photo, I added one level of exposure. This thing is not certain. Adjust according to respective films.
2. Modify facial and body wrinkles
After opening. Copy a new layer. We can see that the model has a very obvious nasolabial fold on her left cheek. Select the stamp, adjust the opacity to 30%, use the stampbrush with this softbrush, and use the stamptool Cover the model’s face evenly. Many children’s shoes say that the stamptool is not available, so most of them choose direct skin polishing. I personally don’t like skin resurfacing because the skin details are lost. So when it comes to trimming your face, try to use stamptools. There is no secret, just practice
We can dig out the lines on the belly with the drawingtool (photoshop CS4 and below are called repairtool). It disappears in a flash. The photo-digging tool can also be used to remove acne on the face. If you love beauty, you can try it without microdermabrasion. These are very basic things in PS. , no more talk.
3. Partially brighten the eyes
Make selection:
OK, let’s continue. Use the set of tools to select it with your eyes. This step is to brighten the whites of the eyes. After selecting the eyes, remember to feather them. After feathering, the excessive edges will fade out.
Highlight:
How to brighten the whites of your eyes? In the layer mask, select the color, and select the black part for white. Pull to the left. . You can see that the whites of my eyes are much whiter. Adjust according to personal taste. My taste is not too strong.
4. Use the Dodge Tool to brighten the highlights
The face is almost toned. Use the Dodge tool to brighten some of the highlights on the face. Then the skin will look more textured. Remember to turn on the protective tone! There will be no loss of image quality.
5. Crop the screen and recompose it
Use Free Transform, Ctrl+T, to make the entire image more compact. It’s almost done, next few steps, take a closer look.
6. Save as JPG and open again
We save the image as JPG and close the image. Drag the saved JPG back into PS. At this time, the dialog box that appears when opening the JPG image is Camera raw. This is why our first step is to select Camera raw settings to automatically open all supported JPEGs. We will open all supported JPEGs automatically in Camera raw. After completing the last step, don’t underestimate Camera raw, it is very powerful.
7. Adjust the Camera raw dialog box
Increase the clarity (some versions are called transparent). The specific amount depends on the photo. Children’s shoes will look at it for themselves. This clarity will increase the texture of the entire piece. This is the last step. Remember.
Be sure to repair the skin before doing it. If you pull it directly like this, the whole piece will be very dirty. Finally, I reduced the saturation to 0, opened it in PS and directly saved it.Save, take advantage
7. Comparison pictures and detailed effects
Many settings need to be set according to personal taste, and the tutorial is only for reference. I hope it can provide you with some help and inspiration
Many photographers like to try black and white portrait creation, which can better express the character of the character. Moreover, black and white photos have a unique advantage in expressing the tones and textures. There are many ways to convert black and white in PS, but I always feel that the converted photos are dim and have insufficient levels. In this issue, the editor specially invited POCO celebrity Rou Qi to share his PS experience with everyone to see high quality and high contrast. How to make a black and white portrait
1. About Camera raw settings
When shooting, shoot in RAW format, then drag the file into PS, edit–preferences–Camera raw, and select to automatically open all supported JPEGs. Why do we need to set this step? Look down slowly. In the end, you guys will understand
Put pictures in RAW format. Drag it into PS. The Camera raw dialog box pops up. According to the exposure of the face in the photo, I added one level of exposure. This thing is not certain. Adjust according to respective films.
2. Modify facial and body wrinkles
After opening. Copy a new layer. We can see that the model has a very obvious nasolabial fold on her left cheek. Select the stamp, adjust the opacity to 30%, use the stampbrush with this softbrush, and use the stamptool Cover the model’s face evenly. Many children’s shoes say that the stamptool is not available, so most of them choose direct skin polishing. I personally don’t like skin resurfacing because the skin details are lost. So when it comes to trimming your face, try to use stamptools. There is no secret, just practice
We can dig out the lines on the belly with the drawingtool (photoshop CS4 and below are called repairtool). It disappears in a flash. The photo-digging tool can also be used to remove acne on the face. If you love beauty, you can try it without microdermabrasion. These are very basic things in PS. , no more talk.
3. Partially brighten the eyes
Make selection:
OK, let’s continue. Use the set of tools to select it with your eyes. This step is to brighten the whites of the eyes. After selecting the eyes, remember to feather them. After feathering, the excessive edges will fade out.
Highlight:
How to brighten the whites of your eyes? In the layer mask, select the color, and select the black part for white. Pull to the left. . You can see that the whites of my eyes are much whiter. Adjust according to personal taste. My taste is not too strong.
4. Use the Dodge Tool to brighten the highlights
The face is almost toned. Use the Dodge tool to brighten some of the highlights on the face. Then the skin will look more textured. Remember to turn on the protective tone! There will be no loss of image quality.
5. Crop the screen and recompose it
Use Free Transform, Ctrl+T, to make the entire image more compact. It’s almost done, next few steps, take a closer look.
6. Save as JPG and open again
We save the image as JPG and close the image. Drag the saved JPG back into PS. At this time, the dialog box that appears when opening the JPG image is Camera raw. This is why our first step is to select Camera raw settings to automatically open all supported JPEGs. We will open all supported JPEGs automatically in Camera raw. After completing the last step, don’t underestimate Camera raw, it is very powerful.
7. Adjust the Camera raw dialog box
Increase the clarity (some versions are called transparent) to a specific amount. Children’s shoes will vary according to the photo. This clarity will increase the overall image.Texture, this is the last step, remember.
Be sure to repair the skin before doing it. If you pull it directly like this, the whole piece will be very dirty. Finally, I reduced the saturation to 0, opened it in PS and saved it directly, and I was done.
7. Comparison pictures and detailed effects
Many settings need to be set according to personal taste, and the tutorial is only for reference. I hope it can provide you with some help and inspiration