Down and Dirty Colorization By steveo
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Gradient Maps give a broader scope of colors, making your images sharper and more life-like than the "painted" look of Fill Layers.
Choosing your imageChoosing a base image is important. Don't choose an image that's too pixelated or blurred. Your image should also have a good range of contrasts in it, and a number of objects that should be different colors.
Copy your image into Photoshop and change the Image Mode to RGB. 










