A Quick Guide to High Pass Sharpening in Photoshop
High Pass sharpening using the High Pass Filter is really a legacy technique now that we have Smart Sharpen. So why am I creating this video? Well, it's way of showing you what the High Pass Filter is all about. And it's also an effective way of showing how the contrast blend modes make 50% grey transparent. I demonstrate how high pass sharpening can be used to increase clarity to make a gritty painterly effect.