Sepia Tone

Question

PSE 4.0; WIN XP; Can anyone tell me how to get a sepia tone rendition of an image. I can get from color to b/w (Image>Mode>gray Scale, etc.) but don't know how to get the brown-bronze Sepia.
Have not been successful using the HELP file. Appreciate any advice either to this forum or to my email at : [email protected]

Answer 1

Marc,<br /><br />Since this question comes up so often, here is my "canned" sepia presentation. It is for PSE2 so there might be slight differences in PSE4.  <br /><br />Method 1<br />--------<br />1. If image is greyscale, convert to RGB:<br />    Image -> Mode -> RGB Color<br />2. Enhance -> Adjust Color -> Hue/Saturation<br />3. Click Colorize box to convert picture to one color<br />4. Slide hue to the left to get a sepia tone, and adjust saturation.<br />    Try 30 and 25 for starters.<br />5. Optionally, add contrast:<br />      or<br />    Enhance -> Adjust Brightness/Contrast -> Levels<br /><br />Note: steps 2,5 can be done on adjustment layers.<br /><br />Method 2<br />--------<br />1. If image is in greyscale, convert it to RGB:<br />    Image -> Mode -> RGB Color<br />2. Remove any color: <br />    Enhance -> Adjust Color -> Remove Color<br />3. Enhance -> Adjust Color -> Color Variations. <br />4. Select Midtones<br />5. Start with Amount slider one notch left of the middle. <br />6. Increase Red once.<br />7. Decrease Blue once.<br />8. If results not OK,<br />    Reset Image, move Amount Slider and try again.<br />9. Optionally: <br />    Fine-tune color with Hue/Saturation layer.<br />    To make photo look grainy, Filter -> Noise -> Add Noise<br /><br />Method 3<br />--------<br />1. In Layer Styles, choose Photographics Effects -> Sepia Tone.<br />2. Make further adjustments using Enhance -> Adjust Color -> Hue/Saturation<br /><br />Method 4<br />--------<br />1. If image is in RGB, remove color: Enhance -> Color -> Remove Color. <br />2. If image is in grayscale, convert it to RGB: Image -> Mode -> RGB Color.<br />3. Choose Layer -> New Fill Layer -> Solid Color. <br />    Name the layer, choose Overlay from Blend Mode drop down menu. <br />4. Pick a sepia color using color picker, click OK.<br />5. Go to Layers palette and lower adjustment layers opacity to 40 % <br />    (experiment with this setting, it's just a starting point). <br />6. For softer effect, change adjustment layer Blend Mode to Color. <br />7. To further adjust color, double-click adjustment layer icon in palette.<br /><br />Method 5<br />--------<br />1. Create a solid color adjustment layer above your image, with your choice of brown. <br />2. Set the solid color adjustment layer's blend mode to color.<br />    You may want to desaturate image before applying the brown tone:<br />    Enhance -> Adjust Color -> Remove Color<br />    You don't have to do this but it is something to consider. <br />3. Futher adjust by double clicking adjustment layer icon to change  <br />    color, or adding a hue/saturation layer to adjust color.<br /><br />Method 6 (Gradient Map)<br />-----------------------<br />1. Desaturate image: Enhance -> Adjust color -> Remove color <br />2. Create Gradient Map adjustment layer.<br />3. When Gradient Map dialog comes up, you are on default gradient. Click it to open full Gradient dialog. Select sepia from Patti's Classic Duotones.<br />   (Classic Duotones are at www.adobestudioexchange.com/item/10279).<br />4. Set blend mode of gradient layer to Multiply. <br />   Shortcut: In step 2 hold down <Alt> when clicking adjustment layer icon. This allows you to choose Multiply blend mode before selecting gradient.<br />5. Further adjust sepia by adding Hue/Saturation layer.<br /><br />Method 7<br />--------<br />Print -> Properties -> Effects -> Monochrome Effects