How to make a dramatic black & white portrait in Photoshop

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In this video, I'll show you my entire process for making a dramatic and grungy black & white photo in Photoshop.

I love the creative process of transforming a good image into something amazing. This isn't complicated or hard to learn!

I wanted to share this process because it combines a lot of different techniques that combine to create a grungy and dramatic image. You'll learn how to replace a sky, how to work with layer masks, how to use the Hue/Sat tool, how to improve an image using dodge and burn, how to add grunge to your image, and much, much, more.

Enjoy!

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01:38 - 🏁 Getting started in Photoshop.
02:24 - 🌅 How to replace a sky in Photoshop.
04:10 - 🧰 Customizing the sky replacement.
05:05 - 🖌 Using the brush tool to fix the layer mask.
05:54 - 🎨 Hue/Saturation tweaking to control the blacks.
06:54 - 👀 Improving the subject's eyes using dodge and burn.
08:41 - 🎇 Adding a vignette to improve the overall composition.
10:36 - 🎚 Black and white conversion and tweaks using sliders.
11:38 - 📇 Adding grunge to the image in Photoshop using Adobe Camera Raw.
15:00 - 🤹‍♂️ Trying an alternate color version using ACR.
17:10 - 👨‍🏫 Final review of the image.


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