How does the Selective Color · Ember and Ink · Pastel Fade recipe work?

Selective Color provides the starting structure, Ember and Ink supplies the middle treatment, and Pastel Fade determines the final rendering character. Intensity blends all three stages together against the source photo.

When should I use Selective Color with Ember and Ink and Pastel Fade?

Use the Selective Color, Ember and Ink, and Pastel Fade 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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Selective Color + Ember and Ink + Pastel Fade Color Filter

Start with Selective Color, shape it with Ember and Ink, and close with Pastel Fade in one adjustable color-grading recipe.

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About the Selective Color · Ember and Ink · Pastel Fade effect

The renderer first applies Selective Color, then introduces Ember and Ink, and finally uses Pastel Fade. 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 Selective Color · Ember and Ink · Pastel Fade

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Selective Color · Ember and Ink · Pastel Fade, tuned to your photo

Use the intensity control to balance the Selective Color · Ember and Ink · Pastel Fade treatment with the detail and character of your original photo.

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How it works

Processing

Selective Color · Ember and Ink · Pastel Fade runs as a classic image effect and does not use an AI action.

Best for

The exact Selective Color, Ember and Ink, and Pastel Fade 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: Selective Color, Ember and Ink, and Pastel Fade needs extra care with severely clipped channels, color-critical documentation, or images where an exact product color must remain unchanged.

Ways to use Selective Color · Ember and Ink · Pastel Fade

Use the Selective Color foundation with Ember and Ink and Pastel Fade for landscapes with clear shadow and highlight separation.
Apply the Selective Color, Ember and Ink, and Pastel Fade combination to travel photographs with mixed colors.
Choose Pastel Fade when preparing album artwork and editorial covers through the Selective Color and Ember and Ink recipe.

Selective Color · Ember and Ink · Pastel Fade questions

How does the Selective Color · Ember and Ink · Pastel Fade recipe work?: Selective Color provides the starting structure, Ember and Ink supplies the middle treatment, and Pastel Fade determines the final rendering character. Intensity blends all three stages together against the source photo.
When should I use Selective Color with Ember and Ink and Pastel Fade?: Use the Selective Color, Ember and Ink, and Pastel Fade 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.