Use the zone-based Black & White tool to craft your own custom recipe.
Most B&W tools lock you into six or eight color targets. Ours uses a zone-based approach with reassignable samples and featherable ranges. If your image doesn’t contain “red,” reassign that zone to a hue that does exist and target it precisely. The range handles control coverage; the outer handles control feathering. Translation: smooth, halo-free transitions and clean edges without painting masks.
The swatches let you define which color is transformed. Use the Eyedropper to custom target a color, which you can then transform.
- Luminance – Darken or lighten the affected area.
Want a hit of color for effect? Flip on Partial Color and leave one (or more) hues behind with subtle feathering. You’ll also find a preset menu that mimics classic lens filters (e.g., red filter for dramatic skies) and a great workflow: selective tweaks in color first (Selective Color), then convert to B&W for maximum control.
Targeting a color
The six swatches offer targets to transform color based on a Hue selection.
After making the initial color selection with the eyedropper, you can quickly refine the selection.
- Plus Dropper: Extends the hue range to include the selected color.
- Minus Dropper: Narrows the hue range to exclude the selected color, adjusting feather distance accordingly.
Adjust the RAMP
You can visually adjust the selected color range and its blending points. There are four points that control the hue range and feathering effect:
- Lowest Hue Affected ( R ): Colors at this hue are not affected.
- Lowest Hue with Full Strength ( A ): Sets the feathering start.
- Highest Hue with Full Strength ( M ): Sets the range of full effect.
- Highest Hue Affected ( P ): Colors at this hue are not affected.
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