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How to use Duotone Effect in Adobe Photoshop?

The duotone effect is ubiquitous. Fortunately, you do not need a complete studio to create—all you need is your imagination. Learn how a graphic designer uses Adobe Photoshop to create duotone pictures by adding colour gradients.

Step 1:

Open the image of your choice in Adobe Photoshop

Step 2:

In the Properties tab, click on several Presets to see how they impact your picture.

Step 3:

To launch the Gradient Editor, click on the gradient. By default, this preset contains two colour stops.

Step 4:

You may adjust the colour stops and the Colour Midpoint (the central diamond) to increase the colour range of your picture.
Step 5:

Create your own energising duos.
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