| k"> | | | | select the colors you want. |
| | | | Open the Color Picker by clicking on the color |
| If you’re familiar with black and white | | | | swatch. Then, click on the Custom button. A |
| photos on magazines, you might be confused | | | | pop-up menu will open. Select the type of ink and |
| whether it is really a black and white image. | | | | choose the color. |
| Sometimes you’ll notice that the color is | | | | If you want to modify your work, just re-open |
| closer to brown or pale yellow. | | | | your Duotone dialog box. To do this, go to Image, |
| There’s an easy way to create this | | | | select Mode, and then choose Duotone. |
| effect, the duotone process. | | | | Most commonly used duotone combination |
| Duotone, from the word duo, means two colors. | | | | includes black and yellow, black and medium-blue, |
| This is often used in making monochromatic print. | | | | black and cyan, and black and brown. |
| It is done by adding a color tint to black and white | | | | Duotone are often used to make black and white |
| images. Black ink and gray ink are used to | | | | images richer. Try to compare grayscale and |
| smooth out or allocate different color to specific | | | | duotone images. You will notice that the color will |
| part, and increase tonal range from lightest to | | | | change. Photoshop does not just add the accent |
| darkest. | | | | color; it also changes the hue of all the pixels. |
| Duotone also covers monotone, tritone and | | | | When you go through the details, you’ll find |
| quadtone. Monotone, from the word mono, refers | | | | that there is only one channel, even if |
| to images that have only one color. Tritone | | | | you’re using two colors. This is so because |
| images are those that use three colors. Images | | | | Photoshop uses Duotone curve. To access Curve, |
| that contain four colors are known as the | | | | go to Image, select Mode, choose Duotone. The |
| quadtone. Tritone and quadtone images primarily | | | | Duotone Curve button is located on the left of |
| use the Overprint Colors button. This will allow | | | | the color swatch. Click on the box of the ink that |
| you to control the interaction of your ink. | | | | you want to edit. |
| To access Duotone, go to image, then to Mode, | | | | If you want to adjust the color through |
| and select Duotone. If you are using RGB or | | | | Photoshop’s Curve Adjustment, just select |
| CMYK, you will have set your workspace to | | | | Image > Adjust > Curves. You can now |
| grayscale first. To do so, select Image, go to | | | | change the tonal value by clicking and dragging on |
| Mode and choose Grayscale. | | | | the line or by entering numbers on the field. |
| Next, select Image, then Mode, and then Duotone. | | | | Do not limit your combination to black and gray, |
| A dialog box will appear. It is where you have to | | | | use any two different colors. |