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Ever since Ammaro posted his "black to blonde technique, http://www.photoshopgurus.info/forum...ghlight=#25386,
I've been fascinated with trying this for myself! Thank you, Ammar for inspiring me! [righton]

The following is the result of many hours of experimentation... and now that my trash basket is full, I share it with you and challenge you to give it a "go".

Included with this first post is the original "source" brunette image. My results will follow in the next post, along with a tutorial on the technique
that I used.

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My results:

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The Tutorial:

Wait

[saywhat] What a job!
That is some good work there biss, I'm impressed!

Rick

Good Job Wendy and a great tute as well - I will give it a try [righton]

Now that looks good Wendy, realllly good [righton]

I like the idea of using white for the colour layer. I was experimenting with yellow but never had any good results.

Great work on the instructions [righton]
I'm going to give this one a try too

Geoff

AWESOME TUTORIAL WENDY [righton] i dont need to bleech my hair for picture day anymore [excited]

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Thanks, Rick, Gauss & Geoff! I can't wait to see how you all make out with this project!

Gauss, it was only through the same experimentation that you've been going through, that I stumbled onto the white overlay layer! It really brings out the highlights and lightens the darks. I was using pseudo yellows too and was getting very frustrated with my results...and for quite some time.

[bustagut] Geoff: ... yes, and you might save yourself a ton of money too![/b]

louisryoshin

man i don't understand it, how to do it :S is this with only photoshop? if not what programs then :S sorry kinda new

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Soul And Mind, this is done entirely in Photoshop. If you are unaccustomed to any of the terms or techniques involved here, feel free to post a question and one of us will do our best to clarify and help you out!

If you are brand new to Photoshop, I would suggest that you start with some "beginner" tutorials to familarize yourself with the tools, techniques and terminology involved. I can assure you that this is, by no means, a "beginner's tutorial" and I'd much rather see you getting acquainted and comfortable with Photoshop first, before tackling a project like this.

Our host, TheKeeper, has some good ones here http://photoshopgurus.info/beginner.shtml