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letxgo
Joined: 25 Dec 2006
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 Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 7:35 pm Post subject: Help changing to B/W |
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Hi, I scanned a piece of paper with a lot of writing but the ink from the pen came out to a purplish black.
I would like to change everything on the page from purplish black to solid black and white colors only (no greys) in a way that does not blur or distort the picture and emphasize what would otherwise be unrecognizable spots on the paper.
I've tried adjusting levels and brightness/contrast but it distorts the picture, making it look like the ink is bleeding everywhere when it is really just a simple line. I have been working in RBG, but have tried CMYK as well. I'm not sure which is best for doing this though since I'm very new at photoshop.
Any and all help is appreciated. Thank you and happy holidays! |
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lasa
Joined: 08 Aug 2005
Posts: 1090
Location: Florida
PS Version: CS
OS: MS XP
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Have you tried desaturating the image?
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Curves
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Selective color set to black move slider to the right.
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Burn tool set to shadows it will blacken only the lines if the rest is light color.
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duplicate layer and set the layer mode to lighten or screen.
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try threshold (Image/adjusmtnet/threshold)
There are a lot of different things that "might" do it..if you post a sample, people here could narrow it down for you.
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shinojmahe
Joined: 23 Dec 2006
Posts: 7
Location: india
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| Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 9:31 pm Post subject: goog guidance,well can u guidbme too pls? |
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hi lasa,
goog,gr8 guidance.
well can u gave me guidance to hw to make a b/w photo into a colour photo?
waitig to gt guided by u
thanks in advance
wt lov |
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lasa
Joined: 08 Aug 2005
Posts: 1090
Location: Florida
PS Version: CS
OS: MS XP
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| Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry I'm text message impaired...but B/W to Colour I understand.
Try a search on this forum COLORIZING its a very popular request. But a quick way to colorize a BW image is to open a blank layer above the BW image, set the layer mode to COLOR then paint with the colors you want the image to be. (brush set to normal)
There are lots of other ways also..
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letxgo
Joined: 25 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 10:07 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for your reply Lasa, unfortunately, it's a personal letter  However, I tried the tips you gave and they worked very well. Thanks again  |
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