Apply creative effects using Black & White Layers
James Abbott uses Photoshop’s Black & White Adjustment Layers for a creative approach with some surprising effects
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On the surface, adjustment Layers are incredibly simple; they provide a non-destructive way of applying a range of effects to your images. This is certainly true but by throwing Blending modes, Layer Opacity, Layer Groups and even Layer duplication into the mix, the creative possibilities are immediately multiplied. With this in mind, you can take almost any Adjustment Layer and make it behave in many completely different ways.