Add vintage toning to images

Replicate the traditional toning process using a Gradient Map adjustment layer

The term colour toning comes from the analogue days, and the technique was used by photographers to add a colour tint to their black-and-white images. Traditionally, these colours were blue and sepia. Photographers would let their prints sit in solutions and soak up the tinted colour. How long the prints were in the solution meant the results could vary greatly. This art form dates back to the late 1800s, and is still replicated by many photographers today. There are many different ways you can replicate the traditional colour-toning effect in Photoshop, but in this tutorial we’re going to show you using a Gradient Map adjustment layer. The great thing about this feature is that it has lots of preset options that you can further tweak using the Gradient Editor option.…

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