-- Posted by RememberTheName at 8:31 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 How do you create this kind of contrast effect? -- Posted by Fentastic at 8:32 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 Looks like they messed with negativity. -- Posted by Stand Up at 8:32 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 In photoshop CS3 If you go to Black and White there's different styles to alter the images and I think you might obtain that effect. -- Posted by Dass at 8:32 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 looks like posturization (?) -- Posted by alastrxxna at 8:33 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 Duotones it looks like. With some faded negativity, possibly. -- Posted by TBMP at 8:34 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 b/w then screw with the lighting/contrast effects -- Posted by RememberTheName at 8:37 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 I was able to get close to what that looks like with curves, but it's still not there. Quote: from Dass at 10:32 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 looks like posturization (?) What is that and how do I do it? :p -- Posted by Dass at 8:39 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 ohshit i just found it (the washout effect)! Image> Adjustments> Exposure it's a lot smoother-looking than "posterize" (under same 'Image' menu) -- Posted by Lulu Nobody at 8:42 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 A gradient layer using one of the layer blends from the drop-down menu in the layer window. I can't think of it right now, it's near the bottom. At least, that's what it makes me think of. You might be able to achieve a similar effect with layer blending, since I can't identify the exact effect. Did the images come with a tutorial or did you just stumble across them? -- Posted by Dass at 8:43 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 ill see if i could figure out the equvalent gray overtone has to be something easy -- Posted by RememberTheName at 8:43 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 Quote: from Dass at 10:39 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 ohshit i just found it (the washout effect)! Image> Adjustments> Exposure it's a lot smoother-looking than "posterize" (under same 'Image' menu) Thank you! However it's still not looking right. Are there like ideal numbers I should be punching in that would help? -- Posted by Lulu Nobody at 8:45 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 Going into Photoshop right now to experiment. I have Version 7 just to let you know, so our stuff might be in different places if you have a different version. Just wanna test this out myself. -- Posted by Dass at 8:46 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 by accident i found that if u use a grey brush at 50% transparency gives u good effect for "spotting" some areas -- Posted by RememberTheName at 8:48 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 Quote: from Lulu Nobody at 10:45 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 Going into Photoshop right now to experiment. I have Version 7 just to let you know, so our stuff might be in different places if you have a different version. Just wanna test this out myself. Let me know what you come up with! -- Posted by Dass at 8:48 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 Quote: from RememberTheName at 8:43 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 Quote: from Dass at 10:39 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 ohshit i just found it (the washout effect)! Image> Adjustments> Exposure it's a lot smoother-looking than "posterize" (under same 'Image' menu)   Thank you! However it's still not looking right. Are there like ideal numbers I should be punching in that would help? well if ure talking about the overall grayness that would be your second step, after ure done with overexposure effect make a new layer for that too, so if u mess up u dont have to play with overexposure again -- Posted by Lulu Nobody at 8:49 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 Quote: from Dass at 11:39 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 ohshit i just found it (the washout effect)! Image> Adjustments> Exposure it's a lot smoother-looking than "posterize" (under same 'Image' menu) I don't have the Exposure option in my version of Photoshop. What version do you have? (I really like that effect though, so I kind of wish I had it, but my computer probably couldn't run a higher version of Photoshop effectively) -- Posted by Dass at 8:51 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 cs2 open right now, have cs4 but not using it -- Posted by RememberTheName at 8:53 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 BOOM! I just got it with exposure. :) Thanks Dass. -- Posted by Lulu Nobody at 8:58 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 So... I got a kind of similar effect. The look is a bit different, it's not the same kind of smooth quality, but i still like the effect regardless. Take your image and (this is how I've always done it, I guess this first step is optional), duplicate the background layer, and then desaturate that duplicate layer. Then on top of that, select a medium gray colour (The one I used is #747474), create a new blank layer, and fill that layer with the colour. Set the layer blend to darken. I wasn't happy with those results, so I did the following: I duplicated the duplicate (how confusing lol), and then played around with the blending modes, and found the following give a nice effect: Exclusion Screen Pin Light Multiply (which gives it a slightly rougher feel, which I liked). Not quite the same, I know, but you can achieve a similar effect. Hope that helps somewhere. I suppose you can screw around from there, haha. -- Posted by RememberTheName at 9:02 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 Quote: from Lulu Nobody at 10:58 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 So... I got a kind of similar effect. The look is a bit different, it's not the same kind of smooth quality, but i still like the effect regardless. Take your image and (this is how I've always done it, I guess this first step is optional), duplicate the background layer, and then desaturate that duplicate layer. Then on top of that, select a medium gray colour (The one I used is #747474), create a new blank layer, and fill that layer with the colour. Set the layer blend to darken. I wasn't happy with those results, so I did the following: I duplicated the duplicate (how confusing lol), and then played around with the blending modes, and found the following give a nice effect: Exclusion Screen Pin Light Multiply (which gives it a slightly rougher feel, which I liked). Not quite the same, I know, but you can achieve a similar effect. Hope that helps somewhere. I suppose you can screw around from there, haha. Oooh, that does look neat. I like. :)