How does the Selective Color · Obsidian and Neon · Soft Bloom recipe work?

Selective Color provides the starting structure, Obsidian and Neon supplies the middle treatment, and Soft Bloom 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 Soft Bloom?

Use the Selective Color, Obsidian and Neon, and Soft Bloom 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 + Obsidian and Neon + Soft Bloom Color Filter

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

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About the Selective Color · Obsidian and Neon · Soft Bloom effect

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

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

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How it works

Processing

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

Best for

The exact Selective Color, Obsidian and Neon, and Soft Bloom 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, Obsidian and Neon, and Soft Bloom 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 · Soft Bloom

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

Selective Color · Obsidian and Neon · Soft Bloom questions

How does the Selective Color · Obsidian and Neon · Soft Bloom recipe work?: Selective Color provides the starting structure, Obsidian and Neon supplies the middle treatment, and Soft Bloom 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 Soft Bloom?: Use the Selective Color, Obsidian and Neon, and Soft Bloom 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.