Can't figure out how to apply a tint to a black and white conversion.

Steve Ruddy

• February 03, 2021 18:14

I know about adding presets, however I need the image to reamian monochrome and be in full control of the tint color.

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  Willy Knuever

  • February 03, 2021 19:06

  Hi Steve,

  Try:

  Mask colored object(s). Copy mask and invert mask. Set saturation zero.

  Result object(s) in color and the periferie black and white. Do you mean this?

  Kind regards.

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  Steve Ruddy

  • February 03, 2021 19:37
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  Hi,

  Well kinda, I need to end up with a tinted black and white conversion that is monochrome. That is if looking at RGB values only on can be changed. I tried your method and since the color info is still available using that process I was able to apply a tint using the basic tab, all colors selected and then applying a tint via color balance mid tone adjustment. This obviously only affects the midtones though. Looking to tint all tones and access to a color picker would be optimum.

  edit just looked again and highlight, shadow and midtones can all be tinted this way but no way to match the values and if I choose to tint just one of the ree it is using all channel so it's not true monochrome.

   

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  Permanently deleted user

  • February 04, 2021 02:19
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  In the "Black & White" tool there's an option for "Split Tones" which will add a tint to Highlights and/or Shadows.

  However I don't think there's a color picker anywhere but you can get the same tones with the numbers from the Hue slider.

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  Paul Steunebrink

  • February 04, 2021 08:45

  In addition to the Split Tones options in the Black & White tool, you can use the Color Balance tool to tone your images.

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  Ian Wilson

  Moderator

  • February 04, 2021 08:53

  

  Yes, I thought of that. But you can't be sure that you have shadows, midtones, and highlights all set to the exact same values, to achieve a uniform tint which was what Steve seemed to need. And the overall control (as opposed to the separate shadows, midtones, and highlights) doesn't produce any tinting.

  Ian

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  Paul Steunebrink

  • February 04, 2021 08:59

  That is right Ian, the 'master' color wheel of the Color Balance tool works very early in the processing pipeline, before B&W, while the 3-way wheels work after the B&W tool since 11.1 or 11.2.

  If you like to control the 3-way wheels in sync, you can use the presets from the Image Alchemist. There is a free set from him to try. ;-)

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