Converting to Grayscale


Another common scenario involves converting a color image to grayscale. Most of us take color photos with either our traditional or digital cameras . When you want to use one of those images in a black-and-white publication, convert the image to grayscale mode using Photoshop, as described here:

  1. Click on Image . The Image menu will appear.

  2. Point to Mode . The Mode submenu will appear.

  3. Click on Grayscale . A dialog box will appear to ask whether you want to complete the conversion by discarding color information.

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    Note

    It's not necessary to flatten the image before converting to grayscale. However, if you do not flatten the image first and the image contains a color adjustment layer, the wording of the dialog box that appears after step 3 will be slightly different, asking if you want to discard the adjustment layer information.

  4. Click on OK . Photoshop will complete the grayscale conversion.

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Note

If you convert from grayscale back to one of the color modes, Photoshop won't be able to recreate the original color information. For that reason, it's a good idea to save a copy of your image file before converting to grayscale, so that you can continue working with the color version of the image whenever you need it.




Adobe Photoshop CS Fast & Easy
Adobe Photoshop CS Fast & Easy (Fast & Easy (Premier Press))
ISBN: 1592003451
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Year: 2002
Pages: 179

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