2006-10-07 09:53:46 · 8 answers · asked by H P 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
okay (if you don't have Photoshop) - Another way would be to turn it into B/W with any kind of image software and print out a copy on a good printer. Then simply color/paint the area you want. You can find the paints at any decent photography/camera store.
2006-10-08 03:33:37 · answer #1 · answered by Shades of Gray 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I use Adobe Photoshop for this. Begin with the color photo.
Duplicate the layer
Select the bottom layer and follow procedure:
Image-Adjust-Channel Mixer and check the monochrome box
(adjust these sliders so their total amounts added = 100%)
(with skin tones, I prefer to use 100% green as a start)
(for etherial effects, sometimes the red channel as a start)
Click on top color layer
Hold the Alt key and Click on the mask icon in the layers pallet
Paint white on the mask to let the color image show through
You can now play with the opacity on the color layer to decrease intensity of the color.
There a are a bazillion right ways to create the effect you want. This is just one that I use often.
2006-10-07 17:16:11 · answer #2 · answered by digitaldooda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's quite easy in Adobe Photoshop. First off, start with the full colour version of the photo. Then duplicate your layer, so you have 2 that are identical. Go into (I think) Edit drop down list and choose "remove colour". This will make that photo black and white. On this layer, take the eraser tool and erase the parts that you want to be in colour because then the colour that is underneath will show through. Best of luck!
2006-10-08 00:36:42 · answer #3 · answered by jennabeanski 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You didn't say what software you have to do this with?
Most folks are using Adobe Photoshop (If your thinking about doing this for a living it's worth the investment).
With photoshop mask out the area you want to keep colored then reverse the mask and desaturated the color till you have B&W.
2006-10-07 17:06:56 · answer #4 · answered by Ben 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A much easier way, I find, if you have photoshop is to desaturate and then click on the history brush. Using this tool paint over the area that you want the original colour in and it will return.
2006-10-08 04:47:54 · answer #5 · answered by Michael B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adobe Photoshop is your best bet with the use of layers, one colour layer, one black and white, then select the area you want to be colour on the black and white layer and delete it, exposing the colour layer underneath.
2006-10-07 17:03:14 · answer #6 · answered by scal 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First convert the photo to black and white then follow this tutorial...
2006-10-07 21:46:42 · answer #7 · answered by Bowl O' Knowledge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can download Google's Picasa for free and it has a manipulation tool for doing just this operation.
2006-10-07 20:46:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋