Topaz BW Effects Review
Workflow
The workflow with the Topaz B&W Effects plug-in is very simple:
1. In the left hand pane: Select a preset that gets you close to the result you desire
2. In the right hand pane (adjustments pane): Going from top to bottom of the four groups of adjustments and select/deselect and modify the adjustments until you get the desired result.
3. Click OK which takes you back into Photoshop (or your favorite image editor) with the adjustments applied to your image as a new layer.
The Adjustments Pane
The adjustments are organized in four groups. You start from group 1 (Conversion) and work the adjustments from top to bottom. Place a check mark left of the adjustments you wish to activate, then 'open' that adjustment and modify the values by moving the sliders to your hearts delight while checking the preview for the effect.
In the illustration above we have shown how to get to the color filter and we have set tit for a heavy red filter.