The Many Faces of Black & White

Convert to Grayscale

Convert to Grayscale Then Back to RGB

Image by Jacci Howard Bear

Inkjet printers like RGB so you can sometimes achieve better print results if you convert the image back to RGB after going grayscale - it will still be shades of gray.

Corel Photo-Paint: Image > Convert to... > Grayscale (8-bit)
Adobe Photoshop: Image > Mode > Grayscale
Adobe Photoshop Elements: Image > Mode > Grayscale (say OK when asked "Discard Color Information?")
Jasc Paint Shop Pro: Colors > Grey Scale

• Grayscale vs. Line Art
• RGB Images
• Convert to Grayscale
• Desaturation (Remove Colors)
• Grayscale vs. Desaturation and Other Conversion Methods
• Print Grayscale Images as Black and White Halftones