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Split Tone in Photoshop - Add some hints of colour to your black & white images with the help of Photoshop.
Posted: 12th May 2010
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Jargon Buster: OffWe're going to show you an easy way to give an image a split toning effect in Photoshop. Split toning is when you add one colour to the highlights and a different one to the shadows to give the image a colour tint. You can pick colours that blend well or if you're after a strong look, try using complete opposites. As with many adjustments in Photoshop there is several ways to do this but we're going to look at using the colour balance adjustment layer.
| Software used: Photoshop CS4
Time taken: 10-15 minutes
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Step 1: Duplicate the layer and turn it black & white
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Step 2: Add colour to the highlights
Click on the New Adjustment Layer icon (the black & white circle at the bottom of the Layers Pallet) and select Colour Balance. Click highlights and move the sliders until you find a colour you're happy with. You can experiment and move all of the sliders and if you create a colour you don't like just reset the sliders to 0 by typing the figure in the boxes to the side or by moving the sliders to the middle. We just wanted to add a slight yellow tone to the highlights so moved the Yellow/Blue slider to -73.
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Step 3: Add colour to the shadows
With the Colour Balance window still open select Shadows and adjust the sliders, as you did for the highlights, until you're happy with the tint. We wanted to add a slight blue tint to the shadows so moved the Yellow/Blue slider to +73. If you don't like the colour that's produced you can play with the highlights and shadows until you're happy.  |
And after doing that, you're done! See our final image here:
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