Graphic Design

Make an Image Pure Black and White

Posted by Alamoxie Web Design on May 30, 2011 in Graphic Design | 21 comments

Although professionally designed themes obviate much of the need for a graphic designer in web design, occasionally an image will have to be tweaked. I prefer to use GIMP. There are many useful articles on making images monochrome, describing several approaches to change color to grayscale. But what if you want just black and white, with no shades of gray? How to Convert an Image to True Monochrome First, use just about any technique to change the image to grayscale. One of the easiest is just to go to the “Colors” menu in GIMP and click “Desaturate.” Then open the “Colors” menu again and click...