Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
- A Digital Photo
- Adobe Photoshop Software
- Patience
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Step 1
Select a digital photo. One with a Large subject and an item with bright brilliant color works best.
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Step 2
Open Photoshop software and open the digital photo file in the program.
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Step 3
Using CONTROL,ALT and J at the same time create a new layer on your photo. To make the layer black and white hit CONTROL, ALT, Shift and U at the same time.
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Step 4
Now you are ready to add color in. What you are going to do is erase the black and white layer to allow the color you want to show through. Go to Layer, select Layer Mask, and then select Reveal All.
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Step 5
Now Select your Brush tool and choose an appropriate size. Zoom into the part of the photo you want to be colored and using the brush the color will appear.
Comments
paulsbabygirl said
on 4/8/2009 I have been wondering how to use photoshop to do this I have been using GIMP, but I like photoshop a lot better so I am going to try this way. Thanks! 5*'s
rachael9667 said
on 3/3/2009 Kiki - you are so cool ;-)
cosmopinkice said
on 1/25/2009 I did this in that picture in the article about the flowers. It really does work and was super easy. Thank you so much. I love this!
cosmopinkice said
on 1/22/2009 Oh wow. that's easy enough. I have always wonder how people do this and I have the program but couldn't figure it out. thanks so much 5*
Miragi said
on 1/9/2009 I am so going to try this!! I have never had the time to sit down and formally learn Photoshop. Thanks for a great article!