A Powerful Combination!
The Zone System Express combined with Palette Effects brings unprecedented control over the entire editing process. My typical workflow is Tone, Color and Effects and both of these panels target them well, but they were designed for 2 very different reasons. The ZSE is great for technical things where Palette Effects becomes a workhorse for artistic expression.
Please watch the two video below. It shows how the ZSE6 and PE2 can dominate your color grading efforts to promote your artistic vision!
For Loyal Subscribers Only!
Thank you for your purchase of the Zone System Express. I would like to allow you the opportunity to take advantage of the launch discount price for Palette Effects. There is a lot of power between these two tools and plenty more education to boot!
Palette Effects
A one stop solution for brilliant finishing touches in Photoshop!
Tone
Master Tone Effects and Black & White Conversions to create artistic Monochromatic images.
Color
Learn to color correct your images perfectly, or amplify the colors for artistic effects!
Effects
Create compelling artistic effects with your new knowledge of Tone and Color.
Color Theory
Learn the importance and impact of Color Theory from a classically trained painter.
Organized Workflow
Palette Effects 2.0 is optimized for a systematic approach to color grading and stylization. It follows Blake's time-tested workflow of Tone, Color, Effects.
Unique Effects
The Effects in Palette Effects are unique and can only be found in this panel. Each Effect uses Color Theory principles to help you add emotion to your images quickly.
One-Stop Color Grades
Palette Effects is the only Photoshop extension that allows for quick color grading using colors you need with powerful blend modes for seamless color grading.
Instant Blend If
Blend if is the most powerful feature in Photoshop as it allows you to blend any effect with accuracy and efficiency. Palette Effects is equipped with one-click blend if adjustments that take the guesswork out of Blend if!
Instant Color Wheel
Palette Effects will build an interactive Color Wheel inside Photoshop while you work. It is imperative that one understands Color Theory and the Color Wheel is the foundation for it all.
A more intuitive way to post process your photos is here.
Built for Photographers by a former painter to help you hone your artistic style.
Remove the guesswork and have fun in the process.
A Handcrafted Color Theory Engine
The Grading Palette was engineered with Color Theory in mind for simultaneous color correction and efficient color grading with minimal effort.
Responsive Color Grading made simple.
The Grading Palette
The heart and soul of Palette Effects. It was built by a painter to mimic the painter's palette. All the colors you need to grade your images are included with intuitive pre-set blend modes.
Analyze Palette
The Grading Palette is not only for efficient color grading. It offers analytical tools to assist in your color grading efforts.
Image Recovery
If you take your photo too far, Palette Effects can address your canvas and make an educated decision to recover tones and colors. It is a fail safe of sorts to ensure you maintain tonal and color accuracy.
Custom Masks
Palette Effects can make a custom mask from any color in your image. With the click of a button, you can build very effective masks for fine-tuned color grading.
Color Grading Columns
Each column in Palette Effects is pre-set with a Blend Mode for the colors in the rows. These buttons allow for efficient and predictable color grades to help you build a style with ease!
Created with Palette Effects
The following images were created with the Palette Effects Photoshop Extension
Why Palette Effects?
With all the programs and plugins on the market, why on Earth would you want to use Palette Effects? I will give you my honest and straightforward opinion in the video below.
- Reason 1: It is Unique
- Reason 2: Makes Photoshop Easy
- Reason 3: Nothing Compares
- Reason 4: Education is Key
Palette Effects Education Bundle
The Palette Effects Education Bundle includes 43 never before seen videos, all of my gradients & Color Lookup Tables, and the Panel for both Photoshop CS6 and CC.
Blake has refined his workflow over the last several months. He has always stressed the importance of editing Tone, Color, and Effects. Now, Effects is broken down into Tone Effects, Color Effects, and Artistic Effects! In the bundle, you will receive the Panel as well as the necessary education to begin crafting your images and honing your artistic expression. All of the content in the Bundle has been recorded specifically for the Palette Effects Panel.
You will receive six educational modules totaling 7 hours in length. All of the videos have been rendered with quality in mind at 1080p. Enjoy!
- The Introduction
- The Tone Module
- The Color Module
- The Effects Module
- The Color Theory Module
- The Workflow Module
- Introduction to Palette Effects
- Installing the Panel in Photoshop CC
- Installing the Panel in Photoshop CS6
- Uninstalling the Panel
- Installing Gradients
- Installing Lookup Tables
- Setting up the Photoshop Workspace
- Intro to Tone Effects
- Basic Black and White Adjustments
- High and Low Key Effects
- Matte Effects
- Film Grain and Noise
- The Silver Effect
- The Black and White Glow
- Tone Module Conclusion
- Intro to Color Effects
- Native Saturation Adjustments
- Color Amplifiers
- Reduction with Selective Color
- Warm and Cool Glows
- Color Conclusion
- Intro to Artistic Effects
- Cross Processing
- Daguerreotypes, Cyanotypes, and Sepia tones
- Kodachrome Effects
- Bleach Bypass
- Lomograph Effects
- Effects Module Conclusion
- The Color Wheel and Color Theory
- Color Theory for Photographers
- Color Interaction
- Color Theory and Inverse Color Relationships
- The Grading Palette
- Analyze Palette and Color Theory
- Color Theory Conclusion
- Introduction to Workflow
- Workflow From ACR
- Full Black and White Workflow
- Workflow with the Zone System Express
- Incorporating Plugins into the Workflow: ON1 Photo RAW
- Proofing
- Color Lookup Tables
- Workflow Module Wrap Up
Minutes of Education
Videos
Gradients
Color Lookup Tables
What others are saying
“I’m a hobby photographer, and understanding colour had always been like a locked door to me. But now, finally, I hold the key in my hands, and all the puzzle pieces fall into place. Blake, I can’t thank you enough for opening this door.
Palette Effects combines very well explained colour theory with a wide variety of tools to use the newly gained knowledge in a really effective way. I’ve never thought colour correction, adjustment and manipulation could be done so easily.
But colours, colour effects, and colour theory are only one facet of this panel and education bundle.
Equally fascinating to me is the Black and White part of Palette Effects. It comes with endless possibilities to adjust and fine tune the B&W conversion, and these adjustments I use almost intuitively.
Palette Effects turns photo editing into a playground for creativity – I love this panel!
“Blake first brought us the Digital Zone System (DZS) for mastering Tone, followed that up with the Color Zone System (CZS) for mastering color, and then combined them in the Zone System Express (ZSE) for ease of processing, raising the bar and taking us with him each time.
Now Blake has brought us yet another tool called Palette Effects (PE) incorporating all the previous material and adding to it artistic effects. With PE Blake has raised the bar yet again and clearly jumped it. With the accompaniment of 7 hours+ of clearly laid out training, you will too.
Beyond that, Blake provides you with all the materials he uses for the training so you can follow along at your own pace with your own equipment. I guarantee you that after seeing what he has provided, it will be obvious that Blake is rapidly becoming THE digital editing guru.”
What you will learn
Module 1
Introduction
This module is designed to get you setup and started with Palette Effects. It briefly discusses the need for it in your workflow, then gets all the preliminary installation stuff out of the way before we progress on to the meat and potatoes!
Module 2
Tone Effects
I have discussed how to use tone for technical perfection in your workflow many times. However, we will take a deep dive into Tone as an artistic effect and make some beautifully crafted Monochrome images in this module.
Module 3
Color Effects
Following suit with our new found tone effects knowledge, we will venture into the world of color as an artistic Effect. We can use color in so many creative ways to make our images radiate and resonate with our viewer.
Module 4
Artistic Effects
After getting our tones and colors technically perfect, it is time to start working on crafting our vision. In this module, we will discuss how to use analog film techniques to create breathtaking effects.
Module 5
Color Theory
Color Theory is the backbone of all of our processing in the digital darkroom. All too often photographers discredit Color theory and leave it to the painters, but with this knowledge, you can do anything, and I mean anything in post processing!
Module 6
Workflow
After discussing tone, color, effects, and Color Theory we will put it all together in this extensive workflow section. We will talk about processing images from the camera to completion in these full-length video tutorials.
Palette Effects Manual
& Workbook
You will find an 80-page manual to accompany the video material. I have also provided a printable workbook that itemizes the course material and gives you plenty of space to take notes on each video as you learn.
Experiment for Yourself
Palette Effects is packed with awesome looks for your photo. You can customize all of the effects you see here. Hover over the target on the button to see the effect it would have on this photo.
Cool Glow
Glows add color and contrast to your image to give it a glowing appearance.
Warm Glow
Glows add color and contrast to your image to give it a glowing appearance.
Black and White Glow
Glows add color and contrast to your image to give it a glowing appearance.
Black and White Haze
Hazes reduce contrast while adding color to your image. The effect resembles a colored fog to add mood and atmosphere.
Cool Haze
Hazes reduce contrast while adding color to your image. The effect resembles a colored fog to add mood and atmosphere.
Warm Haze
Hazes reduce contrast while adding color to your image. The effect resembles a colored fog to add mood and atmosphere.
Welninski Drama
Named after my great friend, and fellow educator, Jim Welninski. Jim is one of the most impactful Black and White artists I know. His images create mood and drama that is second to none in the industry. This button mimics his process and sets you up with a dramatic Black and White image.
Silver Effect
The Silver Effect is a Black and White Effect that severely reduces the contrast in your Black and White photos, but offers unique adjustments to fi tune your tones.
Pictorial Effect
The Pictorial Effects resemble images from the early 1900's Pictorialist movement. They are a combination of a glow and haze with a soft focus effect.
Pictorial Black and White
The Pictorial Effects resemble images from the early 1900's Pictorialist movement. They are a combination of a glow and haze with a soft focus effect.
Pictorial Warm
The Pictorial Effects resemble images from the early 1900's Pictorialist movement. They are a combination of a glow and haze with a soft focus effect.
Pictorial Cool
The Pictorial Effects resemble images from the early 1900's Pictorialist movement. They are a combination of a glow and haze with a soft focus effect.
Gradient 1
Gradients are an excellent way to add a hint of Color Theory to your image in a fast and effective way. With these pre-set gradients you will have all kinds of color grading at your fingertips. When used in combination with the Blend If buttons, they are an unstoppable stylization tool.
Gradient 2
Gradients are an excellent way to add a hint of Color Theory to your image in a fast and effective way. With these pre-set gradients you will have all kinds of color grading at your fingertips. When used in combination with the Blend If buttons, they are an unstoppable stylization tool.
Gradient 3
Gradients are an excellent way to add a hint of Color Theory to your image in a fast and effective way. With these pre-set gradients you will have all kinds of color grading at your fingertips. When used in combination with the Blend If buttons, they are an unstoppable stylization tool.
Gradient 4
Gradients are an excellent way to add a hint of Color Theory to your image in a fast and effective way. With these pre-set gradients you will have all kinds of color grading at your fingertips. When used in combination with the Blend If buttons, they are an unstoppable stylization tool.
Gradient 5
Gradients are an excellent way to add a hint of Color Theory to your image in a fast and effective way. With these pre-set gradients you will have all kinds of color grading at your fingertips. When used in combination with the Blend If buttons, they are an unstoppable stylization tool.
Gradient 6
Gradients are an excellent way to add a hint of Color Theory to your image in a fast and effective way. With these pre-set gradients you will have all kinds of color grading at your fingertips. When used in combination with the Blend If buttons, they are an unstoppable stylization tool.
What is included in the bundle?
Two Powerful Panels
Palette Effects and a Proof/Export Panel are included in your purchase
Palette Effects Education
6 Video Modules, 1 Workbook, 1 Users Manual, 165 Gradients + 50 Color Lookup Tables!
Follow Along Images
Everything you need to follow right along with me!
Photoshop Extras
All 165 of my favorite gradients and 50 of my Color Lookup Tables
Lifetime Updates
No charge for future updates to the Palette Effects Panel.
No Added Fees
No subscription fees, you download it, you install it, and you use it!
The Palette Effects Panel (CC & CS6)
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