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Using Lab Color Part 2
Software : Photoshop CS
Level : Beginner

Concept

Using same Lab Color mode concept, there is another method of getting gray scale output. We need to create new gray scale file and drag the lightness channel to it.

1. Open an image to apply photoshop Lab Color mode.

2. Image> Mode > Lab Color

3. Switch to Channels Palette or

Windows > Channels

4. Create New file with Grayscale Mode.

5. Drag the Lightness channel on the new grayscale file.

6. Delete the Gray channel from the channel palette.

7. Image > Mode

Switch to Grayscale from Multichannel

8. You can trim the file if the original file is bigger than the dragged image.