Gradient Mask Conversion
I encountered a YouTube video about converting color to B&W using gradient maps. Like most such videos it was terrible, but after 6 or 7 hours I finally unravelled what it was all about. In fact, the technique itself is extremely powerful, so much so that I may explain it on my AnEyeForTexas blog soon. After trying 5 alternative approaches to converting this image, a B&W layer placed under a B&W gradient map was undoubtedly the the most flexible and provided the best results. So here is the result.
Gradient Mask Conversion
I encountered a YouTube video about converting color to B&W using gradient maps. Like most such videos it was terrible, but after 6 or 7 hours I finally unravelled what it was all about. In fact, the technique itself is extremely powerful, so much so that I may explain it on my AnEyeForTexas blog soon. After trying 5 alternative approaches to converting this image, a B&W layer placed under a B&W gradient map was undoubtedly the the most flexible and provided the best results. So here is the result.