Digital negative

A method of making a digital negative for alternative printing photos.

Artur Jonauskas www.jonauskas.com

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Open the ďŹ le

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All the work is done with adjustment layers ( icon in the palette)

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Transfers to monochrome through an adjustment layer “black and white�

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Transfers to monochrome through an adjustment layer “black and white�

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Open adjustment layer “Curves”

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Presset Loading ...

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Presset Loading ...

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The image changes tonality

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Loaded presset curve must always be at the top.

He shows how to print an image.

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Below, you can make any adjustment layers to change the image.

For example - the curves adjustment layer.

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When the image is the most suitable for printing, it is necessary to unite all the adjustment layers except the top.

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The top adjustment layer must be removed.

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We get an image to create a negative.

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Invert the image (Ctrl+I)

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Negative created, and it can be printed.

Print the printer settings to use the best quality paper.

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The preset curve used in the example tested on such processes as the oilprint, gum bichromate, gumoil, cyanotype, collotype Presset can be downloaded at http://www.jonauskas.com/raznoe/oil.acv

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Example print oilprint

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Example print cyanotype

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Example print collotype