smadell Posted November 9, 2017 Posted November 9, 2017 Today, let’s have fun with Gradient Maps… Gradient Maps are a great way to color grade photos, since they map dark, light, and midtone values according to a pre-defined gradient. This can easily define a “look” for photos that might otherwise be hard to accomplish. Although I am not a user of Photoshop, our “arch rival” has a wonderful group of gradient maps called “Photographic Toning” that are specifically designed to color grade photos. Although you have to drill down through a few panels and dialog boxes to find them (and you sort of have to know they’re there in the first place) they are a truly nice addition. Also, they are easily obtained by anyone. But, as they say, there’s the rub. Affinity Photo cannot import Photoshop gradient maps. Affinity Photo can store pre-defined gradients in the Swatches studio, but for some unknown reason the stored gradients are not available from the Gradient Map studio panel. Gradient Maps can be stored as presets, and can be chosen from the Adjustments panel, but I don’t believe they can be easily exported from one computer and brought into a different one. So… after a long couple of days of transcription, I have created a set of Macros that apply each of the 38 Photographic Toning gradient maps. Since macros are easy to store, and to share, I am making them available for anyone who wants them. There are actually 2 sets of Macros included - each as an easy-to-import Category from the Library panel. The first group of Macros is called “Photographic Toning Gradients” and these are named according to the gradient map they apply. Each macro creates a Gradient Map layer, applies the appropriate color values, and names the layer according to the gradient map it applied. The second set of macros is called “Photographic Toning Gradients - reduced.” This category also applies the gradient maps in a similar fashion, but then reduces the opacity of the layer to 30%. This reduces the effect of the Gradient Map, and produces a much subtler effect. Here is an image that shows the full-strength versions of all 38 gradient maps. And here is a photo to which I’ve applied a full-strength gradient map, and also a reduced-strength gradient map. These macro categories are included in the ZIP file attached to this post, along with a Letter sized JPG that includes samples of the gradient maps. Also included in the ZIP file is another macro category that includes one more macro. It’s called “Obama Hope Poster” and, as you might have guessed, it turns any photo into an Obama Hope-style poster. Just because… Please enjoy them! Photographic Toning Gradient Maps.zip Alfred, ImageryByWarren, etiennepisano2862 and 33 others 26 10 Quote Affinity Photo 2, Affinity Publisher 2, Affinity Designer 2 (latest retail versions) - desktop & iPad Culling - FastRawViewer; Raw Developer - Capture One Pro; Asset Management - Photo Supreme Mac Studio with M2 Max (2023); 64 GB RAM; macOS 13 (Ventura); Mac Studio Display - iPad Air 4th Gen; iPadOS 18
RNKLN Posted November 9, 2017 Posted November 9, 2017 Thanks for sharing your macros, smadell. I love gradient maps and i'm certainly going to play with your macros. Quote Affinity Photo - Affinity Designer - Affinity Publisher | macOS Sonoma (14.5) on 16GB MBP14 2021 with 2.5.X versions
Roger C Posted November 15, 2017 Posted November 15, 2017 Thank you, @smadell Clever stuff, and well done! And thanks too for the bonus extra of the Obama Hope poster. You've absolutely nailed it - It is superb: The most fun ever! (Now, whose twitter feed could we apply it to...?) Quote Affinity Designer & Photo : Win 10
smadell Posted November 15, 2017 Author Posted November 15, 2017 Thanks, folks. I hope you enjoy them. Quote Affinity Photo 2, Affinity Publisher 2, Affinity Designer 2 (latest retail versions) - desktop & iPad Culling - FastRawViewer; Raw Developer - Capture One Pro; Asset Management - Photo Supreme Mac Studio with M2 Max (2023); 64 GB RAM; macOS 13 (Ventura); Mac Studio Display - iPad Air 4th Gen; iPadOS 18
dmstraker Posted November 16, 2017 Posted November 16, 2017 Spectacular!! Many thanks, @smadell Quote Dave Straker Cameras: Sony A7R2, RX100V Computers: Win10: Chillblast i9 Custom + Philips 40in 4K & Benq 23in; Surface Pro 4 i5; iPad Pro 11" Favourite word: Aha. For me and for others.
Madame Posted November 18, 2017 Posted November 18, 2017 Thank you! I missed that! Quote - Affinity Photo 2.3.0 - Affinity Designer 2.3.0 -Affinity Publisher 2.3.0 MacBook Pro 16 GB MacOS Sonoma 14.1.2
Alfred Posted November 18, 2017 Posted November 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Madame said: Thank you! I missed that! Ditto! And ditto! Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen)
LyricsGirl Posted November 30, 2017 Posted November 30, 2017 Thank you so much! although Design is my main program I do have a growing need top interact with Photo as well. These are amazing!!!! Quote
LyricsGirl Posted December 1, 2017 Posted December 1, 2017 Thank you! I am going to play around with these.I know nothing about photos but I love tweeking them! Quote
smadell Posted December 1, 2017 Author Posted December 1, 2017 I’m really glad you’re enjoying them. Have fun! Quote Affinity Photo 2, Affinity Publisher 2, Affinity Designer 2 (latest retail versions) - desktop & iPad Culling - FastRawViewer; Raw Developer - Capture One Pro; Asset Management - Photo Supreme Mac Studio with M2 Max (2023); 64 GB RAM; macOS 13 (Ventura); Mac Studio Display - iPad Air 4th Gen; iPadOS 18
Rob C 28 Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 Fantastic - your time and effort is greatly appreciated! Rob Quote
WeiPhotoArts Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 Just learning to use Gradient Maps for Toning. So I found these Toning Maps today and downloaded them. After I unzipped them, I went to Affinity Photo 1.6.7 and tried to download them from the MACRO tab, just like I had in other macros. However, both of the macros in the zip file were blurred out, so I couldn't download them. Any suggestions? I have an older (mid-2009) Mac Book Pro running macOS 10.11.6 (El Cap). What may I be doing wrong? Everyone else seems to have no problem. Wei Here's what I unzipped: Photographic Toning Gradients - reduced.afmacros Photographic Toning Gradients.afmacros Quote
PaulEC Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 You need to open them in the Library tab, not the Macro tab. Quote Acer XC-895 : Core i5-10400 Hexa-core 2.90 GHz : 32GB RAM : Intel UHD Graphics 630 : Windows 11 Home Affinity Publisher 2 : Affinity Photo 2 : Affinity Designer 2 : (latest release versions) on desktop and iPad "Beware of false knowledge, it is more dangerous than ignorance." (GBS)
WeiPhotoArts Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 My bad. Thanks PaulEC. Re-did my workflow and opened them in Library. Worked like a charm. Wei Quote
Suzy Hearn Posted December 10, 2018 Posted December 10, 2018 Thank you so much - late to discover them but just got into really learning and using Affinity Photo and want to do a lot more black and white photography. Suzy Quote
Jock Thomson Posted January 15, 2019 Posted January 15, 2019 On 11/10/2017 at 7:56 AM, smadell said: Today, let’s have fun with Gradient Maps… Gradient Maps are a great way to color grade photos, since they map dark, light, and midtone values according to a pre-defined gradient. This can easily define a “look” for photos that might otherwise be hard to accomplish. Although I am not a user of Photoshop, our “arch rival” has a wonderful group of gradient maps called “Photographic Toning” that are specifically designed to color grade photos. Although you have to drill down through a few panels and dialog boxes to find them (and you sort of have to know they’re there in the first place) they are a truly nice addition. Also, they are easily obtained by anyone. But, as they say, there’s the rub. Affinity Photo cannot import Photoshop gradient maps. Affinity Photo can store pre-defined gradients in the Swatches studio, but for some unknown reason the stored gradients are not available from the Gradient Map studio panel. Gradient Maps can be stored as presets, and can be chosen from the Adjustments panel, but I don’t believe they can be easily exported from one computer and brought into a different one. So… after a long couple of days of transcription, I have created a set of Macros that apply each of the 38 Photographic Toning gradient maps. Since macros are easy to store, and to share, I am making them available for anyone who wants them. There are actually 2 sets of Macros included - each as an easy-to-import Category from the Library panel. The first group of Macros is called “Photographic Toning Gradients” and these are named according to the gradient map they apply. Each macro creates a Gradient Map layer, applies the appropriate color values, and names the layer according to the gradient map it applied. The second set of macros is called “Photographic Toning Gradients - reduced.” This category also applies the gradient maps in a similar fashion, but then reduces the opacity of the layer to 30%. This reduces the effect of the Gradient Map, and produces a much subtler effect. Here is an image that shows the full-strength versions of all 38 gradient maps. And here is a photo to which I’ve applied a full-strength gradient map, and also a reduced-strength gradient map. These macro categories are included in the ZIP file attached to this post, along with a Letter sized JPG that includes samples of the gradient maps. Also included in the ZIP file is another macro category that includes one more macro. It’s called “Obama Hope Poster” and, as you might have guessed, it turns any photo into an Obama Hope-style poster. Just because… Please enjoy them! Photographic Toning Gradient Maps.zip Thanks, they will be useful. Quote
Richard S. Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 Thank you for putting the time and effort in to convert these gradient maps. Much appreciated. Quote High-End Photographic Prints
CliveYoung Posted February 9, 2019 Posted February 9, 2019 Thank you for your great work and the download. Quote
baz62 Posted February 25, 2019 Posted February 25, 2019 (edited) how do you make a sky gradient from dark to light using one colour, please? Edited February 25, 2019 by baz62 missed out one colour Quote
ImageryByWarren Posted July 14, 2019 Posted July 14, 2019 Cheers Smadell. Hat tip for the work done on these. Quote
Waltarus Posted November 3, 2019 Posted November 3, 2019 These are awesome! Thank you, Smadell. Quote
Omprakash Selvaraj Posted November 15, 2019 Posted November 15, 2019 This is really useful. You may just want to change on Copper 1. Looks slightly different from photoshop Quote
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