: How do I set a Photoshop image to just pure black and white, no grayscale? i'd been googling for answers for this, all guides point me to make it grayscale, but actually it is still not

@Cofer715

This might be late but, save it as .bmp, open it in paint, save as monochrome bitmap, open again in photoshop. Hope it helps.

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@Steve758

There are a lot of considerations, but at the base level, set the image to a mode that doesn't allow anything but black and white. This is how it's done in Photoshop:

If the image is in RGB mode, you first convert to Grayscale mode. Choose Image > Mode > Grayscale. Photoshop asks to discard color information. Click "Discard."

Now, choose Image > Mode > Bitmap. A rendering options dialog box appears. Choose the resolution and the method of simulating grays, and then click OK.

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@Correia448

You want the Threshold function. It lets you set a cutoff value, where all pixels lighter than that value become white, and all others become black.

The Threshold function can be found at Image>Adjustments>Threshold.

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@Deb5748823

The issue isn't how to convert it into black and white but what you should do from the get go to make sure it is black and white. What you have is feathering around your image. This is usually from the brush tool as Photoshop is trying to blend the image into the background. If you use the pencil or a brush with 100 hardness then this will not occur.

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@Vandalay110

You'll want to change your image mode to 'indexed'...



and then choose black and white:

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