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[[Image:Collettes strapping.jpg|thumb|A greyscale drawing by [[Eric Galton]] (1914).]] | [[Image:Collettes strapping.jpg|thumb|A greyscale drawing by [[Eric Galton]] (1914).]] | ||
In [[visual art]], '''greyscale''' refers to the exclusive use of shades of grey - i.e. using a palette that consists only of black, white and shades of grey in between. | In [[visual art]], '''greyscale''' refers to the exclusive use of shades of grey - i.e. using a palette that consists only of black, white and shades of grey in between. | ||
In the HSV model, greyscale is a sub-set of [[color]]s that have a [[saturation]] of zero. This means that the hue of these colors is undefined or irrelevant, and their only variable property is their [[value]]. | In the HSV model, greyscale is a sub-set of [[color]]s that have a [[saturation]] of zero. This means that the [[hue]] of these colors is undefined or irrelevant, and their only variable property is their [[value]]. | ||
Examples of greyscale colors: | Examples of greyscale colors: | ||
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== Conversion == | == Conversion == | ||
A color [[image]] can be digitally turned into a greyscale picture by changing its color mode, or by applying a filter called ''desaturation''. This filter converts the color of each pixel into a corresponding shade of grey. The hue information is lost in this process and cannot be restored. | A color [[image]] can be digitally turned into a greyscale picture by changing its color mode, or by applying a filter called ''desaturation''. This filter converts the color of each pixel into a corresponding shade of grey. The [[hue]] information is lost in this process and cannot be restored. | ||
The opposite direction, called [[colorization]], is also possible, but requires an artist to manually colorize the image. | The opposite direction, called [[colorization]], is also possible, but requires an artist to manually colorize the image. |
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In visual art, greyscale refers to the exclusive use of shades of grey - i.e. using a palette that consists only of black, white and shades of grey in between.
In the HSV model, greyscale is a sub-set of colors that have a saturation of zero. This means that the hue of these colors is undefined or irrelevant, and their only variable property is their value.
Examples of greyscale colors:
Application
Greyscale is used in black-and-white photography, film, drawing, and printing.
Illustrations in books, magazines etc. are often in greyscale instead of color because this simplifies printing.
From an artistic point of view, greyscale emphasizes light and shade, shape, and texture. For this reason, black-and-white photography is popular for artwork that focuses on the beauty of nature or the human body, especially portraits and nude photography.
The greyscale scanning mode
When scanning a black-and-white artwork, such as a pencil or inked drawing, it is often best to set the scanning mode to 'greyscale' or 'color'. Setting it to 'color' will generally result in colors that are not pure greyscale - which can be desired or not. Setting the scanning mode to 'black and white' will usually result in inferior images, even if the original contains no shades of grey, because the lines and edges will lack all anti-aliasing. If a pure greyscale image is desired, the best scanning mode is 'greyscale'.
Conversion
A color image can be digitally turned into a greyscale picture by changing its color mode, or by applying a filter called desaturation. This filter converts the color of each pixel into a corresponding shade of grey. The hue information is lost in this process and cannot be restored.
The opposite direction, called colorization, is also possible, but requires an artist to manually colorize the image.
See also
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