An easy way to quickly create a duotone effect using Photoshop

• July 28th, 2022
• Photoshop

In this short comprehensive Photoshop tutorial, we have created a step-by-step video guide to help you master the art of creating eye-catching and vibrant duotone effects that are commonly used in marketing campaigns by leading brands such as Spotify. Not only will we be showcasing how to create the effect from scratch, but we will also provide you with valuable insights and tips on how to customize the effect to suit your specific needs.

With our tutorial, you will learn how to apply the colorful and duotone effect to any photograph of your choosing, whether it be a landscape or portrait shot. However, we have found that the effect works particularly well in portrait shots of people. By following along with our tutorial, you will learn how to enhance the vibrancy of your photographs, making them stand out from the crowd and capture the attention of your audience.

So, whether you are a professional photographer, graphic designer, or simply someone looking to enhance their photo editing skills, our tutorial has something for everyone. By the end of this tutorial, you will have the knowledge and skills to create stunning and impactful photographs that are sure to leave a lasting impression on your audience.

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Video transcript:

Hello, and welcome to “Creative Nerds.” In today’s Photoshop tutorial we will be sharing with you how you can create a two-tone effect using Photoshop. So firstly we want to start off by creating a new adjustment layer once we’ve selected our photo, and we want it to be black and white. And then from there, we’re then going to create another adjustment layer, and this time we’re going to choose gradient. And then this will bring up the gradient dialogue box.

From here we can add our two-tone color effect which we want an initial color to be a pink, so we’re going to go with ff5081, and that’s like a nice light pink. Select OK. And then we want the gradient to transition into a yellow. So from there, we’re going to change the color to be fada15, and then we’re going to select OK. And from there, we’re just going to bring up the opacity so it no longer fades, it’s just a solid color. And then from there, we’re going to select OK. We’re going to keep the style as linear, we’re going to choose the angle to be 90, and then select OK. And then we’re going to change the blend mode on our gradient fill to be Multiply.

And there you go. You’ve created a two-tone color effect that you’ve seen commonly used across Spotify’s branding. And this looks really good and it’s really quick to apply to photography projects in the future. I hope this is a technique that you’ve enjoyed learning and one that you can take forward to use in your own projects. Thanks for watching and stay tuned to “Creative Nerds” for other quick tips on how to use Photoshop.