Changing photo to black? What is the Photoshop tool called?

Discussion in 'Graphics & Multimedia' started by xxll_martin_llxx, Dec 19, 2013.

  1. #1
    Hello ladies and gentlemen.

    Our old graphics designer took a photo of a man and turned it black on Photoshop to like an outline so that we could draw it out on some material.

    What is the tool in Photoshop to do this?

    The picture below, the face on the white flag, this was originally a colour photo of the man and changed so we could draw it out and paint it.


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    So for example, the photo above is the one I want to turn black, so we can draw the old man sitting down. What's the tool on Photoshop?


    I'm sure it's simple but I don't even know the name of what it'd be called to do more Googling.

    I thank you for your help in.
     
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    xxll_martin_llxx, Dec 19, 2013 IP
  2. Red Shield

    Red Shield Active Member

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    You can try : Image - Adjustment - Desaturate (Shift + Control+ U) to make white/black image

    regards,
    Ridwan Sugi
     
    Red Shield, Dec 20, 2013 IP
  3. d a v e

    d a v e Greenhorn

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    live trace in illustrator would give you a vector that you can clean up and resize - unfortunately that photo is quite small and gets oversimplified ;) [​IMG]
     
    d a v e, Dec 20, 2013 IP
  4. Clipping Path Adroit

    Clipping Path Adroit Greenhorn

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    I can agree with Dave, photo is quite small and gets oversimplified, illustrator is the best option to do this, but I can try it Photoshop check it.
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    Clipping Path Adroit, Dec 21, 2013 IP
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    You can disaturate it by (SHIFT CONTROL U) and then use the threshhold option in adjustement layer
     

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  6. xxll_martin_llxx

    xxll_martin_llxx Well-Known Member

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    Sorry for the late reply.

    Thank you. I've now managed to get this sorted! :D:D
     
    xxll_martin_llxx, Jan 5, 2014 IP