Something I forgot to mention is that when using Selective Color in
Photoshop. If there is an area or object you don't want Selective
Color to effect, say the background, just mask it off before making
your adjustments.
Buck
On Fri, 1 Apr 2016 15:16:19 -0700, symm <symm@nowhere.org> posted:
"Re: < NG > My Monitor Settings - Phantom Lady 017 (1948) (upgrade v3)
[1/1] - Phantom Lady 017 (1948) (upgrade v3).cbz"
>Thank you for the deatiled writeup. I need to check some of these out
>as they're new to me. :)
>
>On 2016-04-01 16:14:37 +0000, Buck said:
>
>> MO monitor settings are the key to everyone viewing images
>> differently. We each have our own setting based on their environment
>> and some even color calibrate their monitor so that the colors always
>> look the same regardless of the image viewer used. So ant two people
>> seeing the same image will se variances in the image.
>>
>> I normally work in Photoshop, but in this case I used my Image
>> Viewer's Image Editor. I took one image from the comic and made
>> adjustments to the Black Point, In this case I reduced it to a
>> negative value. I recorded the setting and then went to the viewers
>> Convert option and told it to apply the setting to all the images
>> except the cover. My main reason for using the Imagine Viewer was I
>> wanted to see what a comic would look like if the same setting was
>> applied to the entire comic. The Image viewer was the best and
>> quickest program on hand the could accomplish it. The viewer I was
>> using was "CompuPic Pro" which is no longer available for windows
>> after Windows XP.
>>
>> Like I said I normally work in Photoshop. I almost never use any of
>> the "Auto" features. I have never gotten a handle on "Curves" so I
>> stay away from it. I prefer to use "Levels" and "Selective Color." I
>> use both of these as adjustment layers.
>>
>> I do a Levels adjustment first and make minor adjustment, I next take
>> a look at the Vibrance adjustment to see if it will improve the image.
>> Most of the times I just close that adjustment. I then open the
>> Selective Color adjustment. I use the Adjustment Layer option so, if
>> needed, I can adjust the opacity and sometimes the Blend Mode. You can
>> also get to Selective Color from the Image/Adjustment menu. But this
>> is method is not as flexible. The Adjustment Layer is the way to go.
>>
>> The Selective Color dialog box has a Color drop down list, with "Red"
>> selected and 4 sliders "Cyan" "Magenta" "Yellow" and "Black." Using
>> these sliders effects the drop down color in this case Red. If I use
>> Cyan, Magenta, or Yellow I almost never go above 10% more like 2-3%.
>> Now Black is fair game.
>>
>> In the Color: drop down the last three options are "White" "Neutral"
>> and "Black". These are the ones I use the most and I do them in the
>> order listed. The only slider I use with these three is the Black
>> slider and the % amount is up to you, be it positive or negative.
>> Moving the slider Left decreases the intensity and to the Right
>> increases it. There are no set values,you just have to try it and see
>> what looks good to you.
>>
>> Before Flattening the Image, if needed, I run a High Pass Action on
>> the image. The High Pass settings are:
>> Action: High Pass
>> Duplicate current layer
>> High Pass
>> Radius: 3.5 pixels
>> Set current layer
>> To: layer
>> Mode: soft light
>>
>> Buck
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