sa729 Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 hey guys, i have an image that needs the colors to be more intesnfied/richer I have adjusted contrast, but that just makes the image just plain old dark and the design is hard to see any suggestions? Quote Hey hey hey, what can I say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paint Boy Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 I'm no pro, Use the how to cut out images tut 9i'll give oyu link in a bit) and select the inside of the car. Crate a new layer and put it to the bottom. Select the inside of the car again go to the bottom layer and fill it with black. Go to the actual car layer and lower the opacity. Now sure how else to do it, I'll try to find other ways. EDIT: Is this good or too dark in some spots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sa729 Posted August 24, 2007 Author Share Posted August 24, 2007 will try that thanks Quote Hey hey hey, what can I say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 The best way I've found is to go into Adjustments > Levels and change all the numbers on the left that say 255 down to 245. See if that helps. Quote  The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Man Dan Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Check it! It's a combination of Curves + (Luminosity channel), Brightness / Contrast (both sliders up about 15), and Hue / Saturation (makes the colors stand out more). Did I properly understand your desired result? Quote I am not a mechanism, I am part of the resistance; I am an organism, an animal, a creature, I am a beast. ~ Becoming the Archetype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sa729 Posted August 24, 2007 Author Share Posted August 24, 2007 aww shucks i typed such a long post and all of it got erased anyways, here is what im trying to help out in. he asked: ''Primarily, I just want blacks to actually be black - not gray. The pics I end up with always look so washed out. Basically, make them nice and crisp with appropriate contrast and enhanced sharpness like your photos if you can'' thanks so much guys what i tried Quote Hey hey hey, what can I say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Man Dan Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Try duplicating the layer, setting the duplicates Blend Mode to Overlay, and adjusting the duplicates transparency to taste. Quote I am not a mechanism, I am part of the resistance; I am an organism, an animal, a creature, I am a beast. ~ Becoming the Archetype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trippdoctor Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Here is this what your wanting? All I did was pump up the saturation and add some blur to clean it up. Quote Trippdoctor | PDN Fanatics | Get Paint .NET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drakaan Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Duplicate layer, gaussian blur at 3px on top layer, top layer mode to overlay, opacity to 86. The gaussian-blur/overlay trick is an old image enhancement trick that works well on lots of different pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanel Posted August 25, 2007 Share Posted August 25, 2007 If you just want black to be deeper then Adjustments>Levels is all you need. Try "Auto" button first. If the result is too wild then click Reset and lift Input black point to 10-15 (black goes darker). Then lift Output middle point to ~0.8 (midtones go brighter). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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