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Two Black and White Edits - TK Grayscale and Magic Mixer with TK9 Plugin

The Joy of Editing with Dave Kelly via YouTube

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Learn to create professional black-and-white edits in Photoshop using two different approaches in this 18-minute tutorial. Master the TK Grayscale method for converting color images to monochrome while maintaining precise tonal control, then explore the TK Magic Mixer technique for alternative black-and-white conversions. Practice darkening backgrounds, reducing highlights in portraits, checking for clipping in shadows and highlights, and lightening specific areas like faces. Discover how to add detail to clothing, create vignettes, and apply color tints to black-and-white images using the TK9 Plugin for Photoshop. Work with two different portrait images provided as practice files, following along with step-by-step demonstrations that cover zone masking techniques, live clipping checks, and finishing touches that enhance the final monochrome results.

Syllabus

00:00 Intro
00:41 Download the Images and PDF Notes
00:56 Do you have an image you'd like me to Edit on a TK Friday
01:12 TK Web Store and Sale information
02:23 1st image- TK Grayscale B&W Conversion
00:58 Darken Background
05:49 Live Clipping Check for Clipping Shadows and Highlights
06:22 Reduce Highlights in the face, hands and hat
09:13 Second Image- TK Magic Mixer B&W Conversion
12:11 Lighten Face
13:11 Add detail to the clothing
14:51 Darken Background
15:42 Vignette
16:27 Add a color tint your Black and White image
17:15 Outro

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The Joy of Editing with Dave Kelly

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