The Duotone effect is still proving to be a really popular trend years after I initially talked about the topic in a video tutorial back in 2015, where I showed how to replicate the Spotify Style Duotone Photo Effect from their rebrand at the time. That post also contains a free Photoshop Action you’re welcome to download, but today I have a fresh Duotone themed design resource for you to play with. My new collection of free Gradient presets contains 40 vibrant colour combinations you can pick and choose from to add really stylish effects to your photos and images. Use them in combination with a Photoshop Gradient Map to quickly produce the popular Duotone effect.
Resources that help you produce the Duotone effect typically come in the form of Photoshop Actions, but since it only really takes one step to apply a Gradient Map, I figured it would be more useful to supply a collection of gradient presets so you can quickly choose the best colour combination with a with a visual preview.
To use these Duotone gradients, double click the downloaded .GRD file to load the presets into your Gradient Editor in Photoshop. Add a Gradient Map adjustment layer above your photograph or artwork.
Edit the Gradient from the Properties panel and click the various presets to experiment with different colour combinations.
Download my 40 Free Duotone Gradient Presets
Want more? Check out these great related products
The following resources cost a little money, but I definitely recommend checking these related products out to complement my Duotone Presets.
Hipster – Duotone Color FX
Duotone Photoshop Actions
Duotone Master Kit
30 Duotone Photoshop Actions
Duotone Photoshop Action
Duotone Photoshop Action Bundle
Love these! Your freebies continue to be great quality. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you like the freebies Nichole!
Are these free to use with projects for commercial use, does anybody know?
They are indeed! I hope you find them useful Mandy
This is amazing! Thank you so much, I appreciate your work and your generosity a lot!
Thank you very much Susanne!
Super great freebie!!! Many thanks
Thanks Clementina!
Cheers Chris, these are great! Very useful and easy to apply. Thanks!
Thank you!
Super convenient duotone gradients! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Robert!
thank you
No problem, Craig!
Very nice… I have been following your work for a year now, and you never seem to disappoint me….keep up the good work
Great stuff. Thanks.
Wonderful, thank you!
My pleasure Karla!
Great freebie. And I’m amazed how much I incorrectly (or perhaps not as effectively) use the gradient map adjustment layer. Cheers!
Glad I could help Matt!
Nice one Chris, these are sure to come in handy
Great! :)
Thank you!
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Just sitting here quietly enjoying the style and pomp, and free files. And occasionally paying for goodies, too. My subscription is worth the monthly jab. :)
Glad you’re enjoying the subscription, freebies and the odd purchase :)
Thanks so much for sharing!
You’re very welcome Jamie
Thanks for sharing as always Chris.
My pleasure!
These are beautiful, thanks for sharing them :)
That’s great Chris, thank you :)
New Twitter avatar incoming :)
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This is so much better than the duotone panel. Thanks.
Thanks Gabby
Thank you for your generosity. It is greatly appreciated
Thank you very much Faye
Thanks for sharing these gradient presets!
These are very cool! I have been exploring the use of these and LUT’s. This is great! Thank you!
Su
Good to hear Su! :)
Very useful. Thank you so much.