another one of those adobe photoshop questions.....?

Question

i want to be able to make the background black & white and then certain objects in color on a photo... how do i do this?

are there any sites that help people learn how to do these things?

Answer 1

The BEST way to do it is this way.

Select the LASSO tool and outline all the items you want in color. It doesn't have to be perfect (you will fix it later), just make sure you get them all in.

Next go to the top MENU bar and select COPY and then PASTE.

Click on the WINDOW bar so you can view both LAYERS on the left.

Now select your original layer THE BACKGROUND. Go to the top MENU bar select ENHANCE than ADJUST COLOR than REMOVE COLOR.

Now only the background is black and white and the for-ground is still in color.

Lastly, switch back to the 2nd colored layer (click on it) and select the ERASER tool--set the OPACITY to 50%. Everything that remains in color that should be black in white you will erase gradually (use small to medium size brush) so there are no harsh distinctions.

When you are satisfied FLATTEN the two LAYERS and SAVE.

In no time, you'll be a pro. Let me how it worked out for you; email me if you get stuck.

Answer 2

I've read a number of books on Photoshop, and there is a considerable range in terms of quality. Some books simply go through each Photoshop command, explaining what the command does (I find it ridiculous). The better photoshop books provide actual step-by-step tutorials. I recommend two (I think these are the best books out there), written by the same author.

1) The Photoshop Channels Book (by Scott Kelby). See page 92 -- Kelby provides a step-by-step way to make colors "stand out from a black and white photo using a layer mask" (Kelby suggests you duplicate the Background layer; then with that newly duplicated layer, desaturate it (if using a PC the command is Control, Shift U), Then click on the Icon in the Layers Palette to "Add Layer Mask." Make sure your foreground color is Black. Then you just paint over the areas that you want to reveal colors (you're revealing the color layers below). If you make a mistake, just switch the color to white (this re-applies the mask and hides the colors).

2) The Photoshop CS2 Book for Digital Photographers (by Scott Kelby). Another excellent, excellent book. Again, Kelby uses a step-by-step approach (tutorials) to solve problems or achieve certain results. Best books on the market, in my opinion.

Answer 3

First of all, it's not necessary to cut out the objects you want another color. This will create fringe/edge issues that you don't want. Keep it all on one layer.

Draw around object or objects you want left color with the lasso tool, either freehand drawing or using option-click method. (Set a 'feather' for the lasso tool at a fairly low number - 1 or 2.) Once your selection of one object is complete, go under "selection' pull down menu, and save your selection (this will let you 'reload' it later, anytime you want).

With the object(s) you want color selected (all of them) go under the selection pull down menu and choose "Invert." This will reverse things, so your background is selected. With this selected, Go under Image pulldown > Adjustments > Desaturate. That will turn the color parts monochromatic or grayscale in appearance.

If you consider this last move too much of a plunge to take, with the background selected just as described above, go to the bottom of your layers palette and pick to do an adjustment layer. Using an adjustment layer, you can use Hue and Saturation, for example, to desaturate, and it will remain a deletable filter layer.

Good luck.

Answer 4

You need to learn about layers. Photoshop Help - part of your software - will either tell you how to use layers or take you to their internet site.

You make a duplicate layer and convert it to black and white with [CTRL]+[SHIFT]+[U]. You get rid of whatever colrs you don't want in the original layer and you've got your desired result. You need to see Help for all the details, but this is the general idea.

Answer 5

make your background another layer then do the black n white effect where it can be seen on the menu/mode/black and white and be sure that the color pic you want should also be another layer so it wont affect it. For Help it's also on the menu/help/contents

Answer 6

Copy the layer you are working on, change the copy into B/W (IMAGE>ADJUSTMENTS>CHANNEL MIXER> set red to 50%, green to 25% and blue to 25% then check the monochrome box in the bottom left corner) then in your layers palette click the mask button at the bottom (it's the circle in a square icon next to the "f" in a black circle), then with a paint brush and your mask selected brush on/off what you want by changing the brush colour from black to white. Sound complicated, but it isn't!!

Answer 7

Select the parts you want in color and put them on a seperate layer. then make the parts you want B&W on its own layer then color away.

Answer 8

there is no easy way out u will have to use the clone to erase it but don't worry if the clone doesn't look realistic, because u will hide some of it by more text on top then blur the rest of the surrounding

Answer 9

select 'help' then 'Photoshop Help'..it will instantly take you to the site itself...

Answer 10

I need this program real bad !!!

could you help me get it ???