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Mastering Adobe Photoshop Elements 2023 - Fifth Edition

You're reading from  Mastering Adobe Photoshop Elements 2023 - Fifth Edition

Product type Book
Published in Dec 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803248455
Pages 510 pages
Edition 5th Edition
Languages
Author (1):
Robin Nichols Robin Nichols
Profile icon Robin Nichols

Table of Contents (15) Chapters

Preface 1. Color keys
2. Chapter 1: Photoshop Elements Features Overview 3. Chapter 2: Setting Up Photoshop Elements from Scratch 4. Chapter 3: The Basics of Image Editing 5. Chapter 4: Getting Started with Simple Solutions 6. Chapter 5: Easy Creative Projects 7. Chapter 6: Advanced Techniques: Transformations, Layers, Masking, and Blend Modes 8. Chapter 7: Advanced Techniques: Retouching, Selections, and Text 9. Chapter 8: Additional Tools and Features 10. Chapter 9: Advanced Drawing, Painting and Illustration Techniques 11. Chapter 10: Exporting Work, Sharpening, and Plug-ins 12. Chapter 11: Troubleshooting, Additional Techniques 13. Chapter 12: Feature Appendix 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

Duotone Effect filter

A duotone is a black and white image with an extra color added for effect. It's a feature that has been in Adobe Photoshop CC for many, many years. In fact, duotones have been popular with photographers when publishing high-end books of mostly black and white images. The Italian printing industry has one of the best reputations for producing such books, although now you can make your own with Elements. But this feature doesn't just stop at converting to black and white then adding color (which I guess is why it's called Duotone Effect and not just "duotone"). You can apply a gradient to the Duotone Effect, customize the color content of the duotone—in fact, you can have a lot of fun creating color images like never before.

Step one: Find an image, open it, move into the Guided Edit mode, and locate Duotone Effect under the appropriately named Fun Effects section.

Step two: Interestingly, this tool...

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