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Photoshop Tutorial: Black and White Images Using the Channel Mixer

Color just not doing it for you?  Or maybe you’re going for that classic look?  Here’s an easy way to create a dynamic black & white image using Photoshop. Let’s start with a little background information though, shall we?  You might be curious to know what channels are and why we’re mixing them.  The information in your color image is broken down into Red, Green and Blue information (RGB).  Photoshop seperates each of these three into its own layer with brightness... learn more