Adobe Photoshop CS6 Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks by Lynette Kent

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^ Click each of the other
color stops and repeat
steps 12 to 15 to
change the color.
& Click OK to close the
Gradient Editor.
* Double-click the Black
& White adjustment
layer in the Layers
panel.
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The Black & White options
appear in the Properties panel.
( Click and drag the color sliders to
change the amount and areas of
posterized colors.
) Press Ô+S (Ctrl+S) to save the file
with all the layers so you can
readjust it later.
The final image looks like a
posterized and stylized print
design from another era.
TIPS
Customize It!
Use the Dodge and Burn tools to change individual
areas. Click Layer 1, the Background copy layer, and
click the Dodge tool ( ). Click and drag in the image
to make some areas lighter. Click the Burn tool ( )
and click and drag other areas to make them darker.
You can lower the Exposure setting in the Options bar
to lessen the change.
More Options!
Instead of using a Gradient Map, you can merge the
Background copy with the Black & White and the
Posterize adjustment layers, and then add colors
individually to gray areas. Select the first gray area
using the Magic Wand ( ) with a tolerance of 0.
Click the foreground color and select a new color.
Press Option+Delete (Alt+Backspace) to fill the
selection.
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