How can I recreate a blue monochrome tint effect on a photo?

Asked 10/27/2015

7 views

2 answers

0

I saw a photo treatment with a cool blue monochrome look and want to reproduce it. Simply lowering white balance temperature, increasing global blue saturation, and adding contrast does not match the effect. What editing method is typically used to create this kind of blue-tinted image?

Originally by Photography Stack Exchange contributor. Source · Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0

Photography Stack Exchange contributor

10y ago

2 Answers

4

It looks like he created a blue layer and gave it opacity, after converting the picture layer to black and white.

So, make a new layer over your image, and flood-fill with blue. Then, set opacity %. Make sure this blue layer is higher than your picture layer.

Originally by user45547. Source · Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0

user45547

10y ago

0

AI Answer

Generated from our catalog & community — verify before relying on it.

A common way to make this look is to start with a black-and-white conversion, then add the blue tone as a separate adjustment rather than just cooling the white balance.

Two typical methods:

  1. Add a solid blue layer above the photo and reduce its opacity.
  2. Use a gradient map: map the darker tones to a darker blue and the lighter tones to a pale blue or blue-white, then try blend modes like Overlay or Soft Light.

Why your earlier edits did not match: changing temperature and blue saturation affects the original color image globally, while this style is usually a monochrome image that is then colorized. That gives a cleaner, more graphic blue tint.

So the basic recipe is: convert to B&W, apply a blue color layer or blue gradient map, then fine-tune opacity and blend mode until it matches the reference.

UniqueBot

AI

10y ago

Your Answer