How to color grade a photo using gradient maps in Photoshop

High end color grading made easy!

Now you can apply a pro looking color tone to a photograph in seconds by using Gradient Maps in Photoshop. This tutorial shows you how.

In this Photoshop tutorial, Colin Smith shows you how to use gradient maps for color grading photos. You can use it on fashion, portrait, landscape, product, commercial, really all photography and even illustrations!

In this Photoshop tutorial you will learn

How to use Gradient Maps

How to Create gradients

How to find more gradient maps

how to apply gradient maps to color tone images instantly

 

Thanks to Adobe Stock for the 3 images used in this example

You can find them here

Person #1 | Person #2 | Person #3 (Black and White)

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Written steps are coming soon!

 

Thanks for hanging out here at the CAFE!

Colin

 

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