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Horoscope Fish

Horoscope Fish

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20 January 2016 / Day 20 of 366
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Bottleful of Lavender​
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Horoscope Fish

Horoscope Fish

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nidding said:
Very lovely
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Thank you!

nidding said:
What is duo/tri/quad tone, if you don't mind me asking? It looks nice, but what does it mean...
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Well, here's my best explanation, and it's going to be a little rough around the edges because I'm certainly no expert on the topic.

The term "Duotone" comes from ink printing where a printed Black and White image is considered "mono tone" because it was produced using only a single tone: Grey. There may be several different SHADES of grey but they're still all the same TONE: Grey.

Duo-tone introduces a colored ink to the process that allows for a broader gamut of greys. Tri-tone images use three inks (grey and two additional color inks) and Quad-tones use four inks.

In Ps you create Duo's, Tri's and Quads by going to: Image > Mode > Duotone. From there you can choose to do a Monotone, Duotone, Tritone or Quadtone image. Next, using the Color Picker, you select your "inks". Each "ink" you select comes with a Curves box that allows you to adjust how it affects the overall image.

That's the process in a nutshell. Someone who understands the technical aspects of Duo-toning please feel free to correct me/elaborate as needed.
 
hark

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Horoscope Fish said:
Well, here's my best explanation, and it's going to be a little rough around the edges because I'm certainly no expert on the topic.

The term "Duotone" comes from ink printing where a printed Black and White image is considered "mono tone" because it was produced using only a single tone: Grey. There may be several different SHADES of grey but they're still all the same TONE: Grey.

Duo-tone introduces a colored ink to the process that allows for a broader gamut of greys. Tri-tone images use three inks (grey and two additional color inks) and Quad-tones use four inks.

In Ps you create Duo's, Tri's and Quads by going to: Image > Mode > Duotone. From there you can choose to do a Monotone, Duotone, Tritone or Quadtone image. Next, using the Color Picker, you select your "inks". Each "ink" you select comes with a Curves box that allows you to adjust how it affects the overall image.

That's the process in a nutshell. Someone who understands the technical aspects of Duo-toning please feel free to correct me/elaborate as needed.
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Interesting information. I wouldn't be surprised to see more examples pop up on the forum by other members now. ;)
 
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nidding

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Horoscope Fish said:
Thank you!


Well, here's my best explanation, and it's going to be a little rough around the edges because I'm certainly no expert on the topic.

The term "Duotone" comes from ink printing where a printed Black and White image is considered "mono tone" because it was produced using only a single tone: Grey. There may be several different SHADES of grey but they're still all the same TONE: Grey.

Duo-tone introduces a colored ink to the process that allows for a broader gamut of greys. Tri-tone images use three inks (grey and two additional color inks) and Quad-tones use four inks.

In Ps you create Duo's, Tri's and Quads by going to: Image > Mode > Duotone. From there you can choose to do a Monotone, Duotone, Tritone or Quadtone image. Next, using the Color Picker, you select your "inks". Each "ink" you select comes with a Curves box that allows you to adjust how it affects the overall image.

That's the process in a nutshell. Someone who understands the technical aspects of Duo-toning please feel free to correct me/elaborate as needed.
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Great. Thanks for explaining :)
I will need to try that and make @hark 's prediction come true
 
Dawg Pics

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I never heard of that process so I looked up some articles. My eyes started crossing.
Whatever the history of the process, your image is lovely.
 
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Horoscope Fish

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Dawg Pics said:
I never heard of that process so I looked up some articles. My eyes started crossing.
Whatever the history of the process, your image is lovely.
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It probably sounds a lot more complicated than it really is, at least for digital photographers. Duo/Tri/Quad toning is just a fancy way of processing black and white photos. You know those old-time looking photos you can get at the county fair, the ones where you dress up like a cowboy or a saloon girl and the photo has the coppery color to it? Those are Sepia-toned, which is a type of Duo-tone. So you can think of Quad toning as Sepia-toning on steroids.

Voila! Easy-peasy, lemon-squeezy. :D
 
Dawg Pics

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Horoscope Fish said:
It probably sounds a lot more complicated than it really is, at least for digital photographers. Duo/Tri/Quad toning is just a fancy way of processing black and white photos. You know those old-time looking photos you can get at the county fair, the ones where you dress up like a cowboy or a saloon girl and the photo has the coppery color to it? Those are Sepia-toned, which is a type of Duo-tone. So you can think of Quad toning as Sepia-toning on steroids.

Voila! Easy-peasy, lemon-squeezy. :D
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Elements has some photo filter options that do that. I use Sepia often. You just don't have the option of picking your own colors.
I like B&W with a tone added to it. Some photos just look better that way to my eyes.
 
Dawg Pics

Dawg Pics

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I can honestly say that I don't understand abandoned things. However, they make great subjects, and the mystery is part of it for me anyway.
 
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