last seen 1 day 12 hours agoI havent used my photoshop in a while. I used to be able to make the photo black and white then color only a piece of the pic I wanted done like a flower or somehting like that. I cant remember all the steps. I know I use the freehand tool to outline the object i want in color, then the greyscale option, and the color bit or increasecolor option(something like that), then paste new layer. Thing is I dont remember in what order.. HAHA I know this is a dumb question prolly but like I said its been way to long.
photoshop question selective colorization
Posted on: Sat, 02/23/2008 - 10:22pm
I have Corel PSP (you can get a free 30 day trial).
Its super easy:
File > Open > get your photo
Layers > Duplicate
Effects > Black and white
Eraser (erase where you want color)
Thats it!
Easiest way to do selective coloring is like this:
-Open color photo in Photoshop
-Open the Layers Window if it isn't already open (Window>Layers *or* just hit F7)
-Duplicate the background layer (Layer>Duplicate Layer, Click 'OK')
-Convert the new layer to Black and White (Select the new layer in the Layers window [it will be on top], then Image>Adjustments>Gradient Map and select the Black to white gradient from the drop down menu. There are a few different ways to do this, but the Gradient Map tool seems to work best for Photoshop CS2 and earlier [CS3 has a Black and White tool with allot more control, so thats the way to go if you have CS3])
-Cut out the area you want in color (Zoom in as close as possible and using the Lasso tool start selecting the area piece by piece and delete it. after you are done, select the eraser tool with a soft edge brush [set the opacity in the 40%-50% range] and begin cleaning up and softening the edges. You want a nice soft look rather than a jagged edge as it will look more natural)
-Now make any adjustments you want to make the image more astetic (exposure, contrast, color etc; just remember that the edits will only affect the layer you currently have selected in the Layers window)
Just take your time and it should turn out fine. Hope thats what you were looking for, otherwise I just made myself look like a jack-ass lol
I've been noticing lots of profile pictures that look like someone just colored in blue eyes on a black & white photo, or made the colors in their picture soooo vibrant. How the heck do I do this? I've searched the archives, but don't even know what terminology is correct to conduct my search. I've played around with what my own camera and photo editing program can do, but I can't figure it out. Help!
I second hot2na's photoshop motion!!! If you have photoshop I can try and walk you through it or at least find the tutorial(free) on the net I used.
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photoshopping. it is done with a photo editing program. i like "Photoshop" myself.
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OK, I googled "photoshop" and chose a free "Adobe Photoshop 6" download. What is it I'm looking for? Color saturation? Or is there some easy button to press that will just transform my pictures?
Thanks!
Ok so if you want to keep just the eyes a color..........use the magnetic lasso to select the eyes ......... first do one then push the shift key while using the lasso to outline the other. When your object is outlined then go to "select" on the top tool bar and choose to inverse your selection. Then if you don't have a filter for your b/w option you can go to saturation and I am pretty sure if you move the bar to the left everything except your object should turn to b & w
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this isn't the kind of thing i use photoshop for, so i can't give any authoritative advice here, but i found this tutorial on Adobe's knowledgebase search for the colorization technique:
http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/photoshop/articles/phs8kbcolorize.html
it may jog your memory if it's not exactly what you're looking to do.
they have a pretty extensive knowledgebase on their site, you can try searching it (make sure to select Phtotoshop from the drop down menu) for more tutorials
http://www.adobe.com/support/index.html
if that doesn't work, i can recommend some good photoshop books to get out of the library or look through in a bookstore (the books i have are for CS2 though, not sure which version you're running.)
there are many ways to get the same result through photoshop, some are more destructive to the image file than others, so how much time to spend looking for the "right way" (or best ways) to do something depends on what you ultimately want to do with the image. e.g. is it going on the web only, do you want to print it out to give as a gift and what size, do you want a fine art quality print of a size larger than 5x7, what file format & size are you starting with, etc...
hope that helps!
Thanks everyone but still no luck
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This site can be your new best friend!
This site is awesome! Now I just need to download a good version. It didn't work on my Mac at work, I'm gonna try on my home PC.
Anyone have a link to a reliable, free, updated version of photoshop?
you can get it free, but not legally. and not always reliable. i think i downloaded one and had a virus in it.... just be careful when trying to get it for free....
for basic stuff there are some sites that do that kinda thing, but not exactly like photoshop.
You can download a free TRIAL version directly from the adobe photoshop website. Its good for 30-45 days, and honestly, if you plan to use it regularly its worth the cost. But the price does hurt a bit!
OK, I'll try the free trial of photoshop and the free trial of Corel PSP.
Thanks!
this is alot of reading but here is a few articles:
pixelgenius.com/tips/schewe-color-bw.pdf
and
pixalo.com/articles/Converting-photos-to-black-and-white-using-Photoshop.php
im really not sure if it is what you are trying to do. i am not very familiar with photoshop. but maybe someone who is can chime in.
sorry not it but thanks for trying. Its basically selective colorization..
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