TUTORIAL: Black and White Photo with Selective Color PSCS3

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Black and White Photos with Selective Color in PSCS3

1. Find a color photo that you would like to use. Typically you will use a photo that has one or two items you wish to have color with the rest black and white.

2. Hit Control-J to duplicate this layer.

3. On the top layer go to Image-Adjustments-Black and White.

4. Adjust the sliders until you achieve your desired result and click OK.

5. Add a layer mask to the black and white layer. You may click on Layer-Layer Mask-Reveal all, or click the layer mask icon at the bottom of the layers palate.

6. With the layer mask selected, use a black brush to erase the photo where you want the color to show through. You can use an eraser instead of a mask, but masks give you the ability to easily fix any errors! If you do erase too much using the mask, simply switch your brush color to white and go over the error. You may want to use a smaller brush near the edges of the color item to be more precise. Zooming in will also help with accuracy.

7. That’s it! You should now have a black and white image with selective coloring!