The document provides 5 tutorials for turning an image into a sepia tone using different methods in an image editing program. It recommends starting with a black and white image and using methods like photo filters, color balance adjustments, hue/saturation adjustments, and layer styles presets or overlays to introduce brown tones to simulate an aged, sepia photo.
1. TURN THE IMAGE BLACK & WHITE
Use your method of choice, but if you choose to use Grayscale, then
make sure to go back to RGB.
TURNING AN IMAGE TO SEPIA TONE
always start with a black & white image make sure you are also in RGB mode
before you proceed
TUTORIAL 1 – USING PHOTO FILTER: IMAGE ADJUSTMENTS
PHOTO FILTER choose from the pull down menu either a WARMING
FILTER or PHOTO FILTER and then change the DENSITY
TUTORIAL 2 – USING COLOR BALANCE: IMAGE ADJUSTMENTS
COLOR BALANCE, use the RED & YELLOW settings in Shadow, Midtone
and Highlight to create brown tones (settings to taste)
TUTORIAL 3 – USING HUE/SATURATION: IMAGE ADJUSTMENTS
HUE/SATURATION, check COLORIZE in the corner and slide the HUE
settings
TUTORIAL 4 – USING LAYER STYLES 1: SELECT ALL EDIT CUT,
EDIT PASTE, then WINDOW STYLES Choose the SEPIA TONE or
SUN FADED preset
TUTORIAL 5 – USING LAYER STYLES 2: SELECT ALL EDIT CUT,
EDIT PASTE LAYER MENU LAYER STYLES COLOR OVERLAY
CHANGE COLOR from DEFAULT color (usually red or black) to a
BROWN color, then change OPACITY or BLEND MODE to merge color
layer with original image