How does the Selective Color · Obsidian and Neon · Paper Ink recipe work?

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

When should I use Selective Color with Obsidian and Neon and Paper Ink?

Use the Selective Color, Obsidian and Neon, and Paper Ink combination for product images that need a unified palette, social posts prepared as a coordinated series, or portrait color grading. 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 + Obsidian and Neon + Paper Ink Color Filter

Start with Selective Color, shape it with Obsidian and Neon, and close with Paper Ink in one adjustable color-grading recipe.

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About the Selective Color · Obsidian and Neon · Paper Ink effect

The renderer first applies Selective Color, then introduces Obsidian and Neon, and finally uses Paper Ink. 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 · Obsidian and Neon · Paper Ink

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Why use the Selective Color · Obsidian and Neon · Paper Ink effect?

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Use the intensity control to balance the Selective Color · Obsidian and Neon · Paper Ink treatment with the detail and character of your original photo.

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Processing

Selective Color · Obsidian and Neon · Paper Ink runs as a classic image effect and does not use an AI action.

Best for

The exact Selective Color, Obsidian and Neon, and Paper Ink recipe works best for product images that need a unified palette, social posts prepared as a coordinated series, and portrait color grading.

Less suited to: Selective Color, Obsidian and Neon, and Paper Ink 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 · Obsidian and Neon · Paper Ink

Use the Selective Color foundation with Obsidian and Neon and Paper Ink for product images that need a unified palette.
Apply the Selective Color, Obsidian and Neon, and Paper Ink combination to social posts prepared as a coordinated series.
Choose Paper Ink when preparing portrait color grading through the Selective Color and Obsidian and Neon recipe.

Selective Color · Obsidian and Neon · Paper Ink questions

How does the Selective Color · Obsidian and Neon · Paper Ink recipe work?: Selective Color provides the starting structure, Obsidian and Neon supplies the middle treatment, and Paper Ink determines the final rendering character. Intensity blends all three stages together against the source photo.
When should I use Selective Color with Obsidian and Neon and Paper Ink?: Use the Selective Color, Obsidian and Neon, and Paper Ink combination for product images that need a unified palette, social posts prepared as a coordinated series, or portrait color grading. Reduce its intensity when the source contains severely clipped channels, color-critical documentation, or images where an exact product color must remain unchanged.