How does the Gradient Map · Obsidian and Neon · Metallic recipe work?

Gradient Map provides the starting structure, Obsidian and Neon supplies the middle treatment, and Metallic determines the final rendering character. Intensity blends all three stages together against the source photo.

When should I use Gradient Map with Obsidian and Neon and Metallic?

Use the Gradient Map, Obsidian and Neon, and Metallic combination for landscapes with clear shadow and highlight separation, travel photographs with mixed colors, or album artwork and editorial covers. Reduce its intensity when the source contains severely clipped channels, color-critical documentation, or images where an exact product color must remain unchanged.

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Gradient Map + Obsidian and Neon + Metallic Color Filter

Start with Gradient Map, shape it with Obsidian and Neon, and close with Metallic in one adjustable color-grading recipe.

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About the Gradient Map · Obsidian and Neon · Metallic effect

The renderer first applies Gradient Map, then introduces Obsidian and Neon, and finally uses Metallic. Each stage has a distinct role in the color-grading recipe, while the intensity control blends the completed recipe against the source.

How to use Gradient Map · Obsidian and Neon · Metallic

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Why use the Gradient Map · Obsidian and Neon · Metallic effect?

Gradient Map · Obsidian and Neon · Metallic, tuned to your photo

Use the intensity control to balance the Gradient Map · Obsidian and Neon · Metallic treatment with the detail and character of your original photo.

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How it works

Processing

Gradient Map · Obsidian and Neon · Metallic runs as a classic image effect and does not use an AI action.

Best for

The exact Gradient Map, Obsidian and Neon, and Metallic recipe works best for landscapes with clear shadow and highlight separation, travel photographs with mixed colors, and album artwork and editorial covers.

Less suited to: Gradient Map, Obsidian and Neon, and Metallic needs extra care with severely clipped channels, color-critical documentation, or images where an exact product color must remain unchanged.

Ways to use Gradient Map · Obsidian and Neon · Metallic

Use the Gradient Map foundation with Obsidian and Neon and Metallic for landscapes with clear shadow and highlight separation.
Apply the Gradient Map, Obsidian and Neon, and Metallic combination to travel photographs with mixed colors.
Choose Metallic when preparing album artwork and editorial covers through the Gradient Map and Obsidian and Neon recipe.

Gradient Map · Obsidian and Neon · Metallic questions

How does the Gradient Map · Obsidian and Neon · Metallic recipe work?: Gradient Map provides the starting structure, Obsidian and Neon supplies the middle treatment, and Metallic determines the final rendering character. Intensity blends all three stages together against the source photo.
When should I use Gradient Map with Obsidian and Neon and Metallic?: Use the Gradient Map, Obsidian and Neon, and Metallic combination for landscapes with clear shadow and highlight separation, travel photographs with mixed colors, or album artwork and editorial covers. Reduce its intensity when the source contains severely clipped channels, color-critical documentation, or images where an exact product color must remain unchanged.