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Richard Budig · 08-01-2005, 10:43 AM

Here's a way to sort your photographic, or other source reference material, into three or four simple values. Use the IMAGE -> Adjustments --> posterize menu. I use Photoshop Elements. Don't know about Photoshop. Using this function will translate your photo into a few clumped values. Not too good for detail work, but it will give you an idea of the value pattern(s) in your source material.

You can tweak it a bit to increase or decrease the values and areas of differing values.

Finally, if I'm covering old ground, I apologize.

And, if I knew how, I would delete this message, or the one below it. Me and my computer were going round and round, and I didn't realize I posted twice. Sorry.

08-01-2005, 10:43 AM	#1
Richard Budig Juried Member Joined: Oct 2002 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 260	Posterizing Here's a way to sort your photographic, or other source reference material, into three or four simple values. Use the IMAGE -> Adjustments --> posterize menu. I use Photoshop Elements. Don't know about Photoshop. Using this function will translate your photo into a few clumped values. Not too good for detail work, but it will give you an idea of the value pattern(s) in your source material. You can tweak it a bit to increase or decrease the values and areas of differing values. Finally, if I'm covering old ground, I apologize. And, if I knew how, I would delete this message, or the one below it. Me and my computer were going round and round, and I didn't realize I posted twice. Sorry.