02
INCREASE THE
CONTRAST
Next, go to Image >
Adjustment > Levels
(or press Cmd/Ctrl+L).
In the Levels box, drag
in the black and white
points to increase
contrast. The objective
here is to make one part
completely black, the
other completely white.
However, don’t push
things too far yet.03
PAINT BLACK
AND WHITE
Grab the Brush Tool from
the Tools Panel. Go to
the tool options; set the
Brush Mode to Overlay
and Opacity to 50%.
Press D to set the colors
to white and black. Paint
the background to make
parts white, and switch
to black to paint over the
foreground details until
they’re black.
01
COPY A CHANNEL
Open the start
image eiffel_before
then go to Window >
Channels. In the Channels
Panel, click through
the red, green and blue
channels and assess
which gives the most
contrast between the
object and surroundings.
Drag it to the New
Channel icon at the
bottom to copy it.