Create Stunning Black & White Images with Nik Silver Efex

Name: Create Stunning Black & White Images with Nik Silver Efex
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Learn to convert color images to black and white with ease.

Created byGary Detonnancourt

Last updated 6/2016

English

What you'll learn

Create Stunning Black & White Images with Silver Efex Pro 2
Create and use black and white presets.
To be able to use any of the Nik plugins because of what you will learn in this course.

Course content

2 sections • 15 lectures • 1h 20m total length

Welcome to the Course1:20
This video will introduce you to what you will learn in the course.
How to Install the Nik Collection for Free8:43
How to install the Nik Collection.
Three Ways to Launch the Nik Collection6:50
Different ways of using the Nik plugins.
Accessing the Selective Tool in Photoshop1:07
How to access the tools using Photoshop.
User Interface for the Nik Collection9:06
Getting around in the Nik Collection interface.
Settings2:55
How to setup the program for the first time.
How To Undo Settings3:18
How to undo any settings or adjustments.

How to Use Nik Silver Effects Pro 26:15
How to do a basic black and white conversion with presets and some customization.
Complete Manual B&W Conversion20:24
Creating a black and white image from scratch with the manual sliders.
How Selectively Apply Effects with the Brush4:53
How to use the brush to to selectively apply effects.
Importing Presets for Silver Effects Pro 23:35
How to import presets from other sources and install them in the Nik Collection.
How to Create and Use Presets5:04
How to create your own custom presets.
How to Export and Share Your Presets1:16
How to share your custom presets with others.
Combining Plugins with Silver Effects4:05
Demonstration of combining plugins from the Nik Collection.
Final Project for Silver EfexsPro 21:39
Post your final project in the Udemy discussion panel.

Requirements

Download Google Nik Collection Free

Description

This course will teach you how to convert your color images to black and white and make them look fantastic. In this course you will learn Google's Nik Silver Efex Pro 2, which is now free, and is considered to be one of the best black and white image conversion software.

The course is 100% video tutorials plus the software you need for the course is free. The course should only take a day or two to complete and there is a project for you to complete to show off your new skills.

This course has a getting started section that will explain how all Nik plugins work and then a detailed section about Silver Efex.

You should take this course if you want to learn any of the items listed below and if you want to improve your black and white photography.

You will learn to:

Make exposure adjustments
Contrast adjustments
Use presets
Save presets
Import/Export presets
How to create your own B&W recipe from scratch
How to emulate the look of different types of film
How to add film grain
How to add borders
Basically to create a stunning B&W image.

Who this course is for:

Anyone wanting to learn to convert color images to black and white images.

Create Stunning Black & White Images with Nik Silver Efex

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Course content

Getting Started7 lectures • 33min

Using Nik Silver Efexs8 lectures • 47min

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