Getting That Cool Gritty Look – Lightroom Preset Download

Neil September 3rd, 2008

Photoshop Insider » Getting That Cool Gritty Look Right in Camera Raw and Photoshop or Lightroom

Read the above full explanation, and start with these settings:

  • Fill Light = 100%
  • Blacks = Test this one to taste: 10-100%
  • Contrast = 50-100%
  • Clarity = 100%
  • Vibrance = 50-100%
  • Recovery = 0-100%
  • Saturation = -81% rely on your vibrance to color the image and desaturate to get the metallic look.

grungy lightroom preset

Download the Photoshop Lightroom Grunge Preset download

Gritty & Grungy Lightroom Preset

Before image on the left.  Below, Dark Descent lighting overlays applied to the effect.

Dark Descent Lighting Overlay comparison

Have fun with the preset!

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3 Responses to “Getting That Cool Gritty Look – Lightroom Preset Download”

  1. # John Esbergon 04 Sep 2008 at 9:16 pm
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    Nice preset. It’s good to see one that isn’t overly generic.

    Till later,

    John Esberg

  2. # Crazyon 03 Mar 2009 at 2:07 pm
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    Lightroom, very good program!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  3. # Thomas Harton 07 Aug 2009 at 4:29 pm
    3

    That’s pretty cool! Thanks for the preset!

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