How to... color only a portion of the picture

gremlin · 7th October 2003

HI guys

I have seen some pics where only a portion of the photo is colorised, while the surrounding area is in B&W. How do I do that in PS? Would appreciate any help

Thanks

laugh · 7th October 2003

do not know if mine is the orthodox method..

I desaturate the whole picture and then use the histroy brush to brush back the colours into the areas i want coloured.

Hope it helps.

coke21 · 7th October 2003

Originally Posted by laugh

do not know if mine is the orthodox method..

I desaturate the whole picture and then use the histroy brush to brush back the colours into the areas i want coloured.

Hope it helps.

Yup think that is the best way...

gremlin · 8th October 2003

Originally Posted by laugh

do not know if mine is the orthodox method..

I desaturate the whole picture and then use the histroy brush to brush back the colours into the areas i want coloured.

Hope it helps.

Thanks laugh. Works like a charm

khalix · 10th October 2003

Originally Posted by gremlin

Thanks laugh. Works like a charm

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zonoyono · 12th October 2003

Originally Posted by laugh

do not know if mine is the orthodox method..

I desaturate the whole picture and then use the histroy brush to brush back the colours into the areas i want coloured.

Hope it helps.

I finally know what the history brush is used for.. hehe

showtime · 12th October 2003

the history brush can be used for many other things. its one simple but yet very powerful tool in photoshop. have fun exploring

jnifur · 17th October 2003

I cant seem to do the same for my PS 7 leh.
Keep telling me wat the histroy does not have the same colour so cannot use the history brush

confused.............

coke21 · 17th October 2003

Originally Posted by jnifur

I cant seem to do the same for my PS 7 leh.
Keep telling me wat the histroy does not have the same colour so cannot use the history brush
confused.............

Make sure you have not cropped or done any changes to the picture before you apply the history brush and also flatten your image before applyign the history brush. hope this helps

showtime · 17th October 2003

the reason why you cannot paint back is because you might have used the simplest but not the best way of removing colour from the picture... you prob used the grascale function...
this is a different colour mode and when you try to paint colour onto a monotone image, ps gives you error message....
thus, once you have monotoned your picture, make sure that the mode is in either rgb colour mode or cmyk color mode...

then the history brush will work just fine...

togu · 17th October 2003

Yes, agreed with showtime, you won't be able to use the history brush if you use the change colour mode function, or deleting colour channels method to get b/w. Try using the desaturate function, or monochrome in the channel mixer.

There are several ways of doing it tho.

My flow, not using the history brush,

1. From the layer menu, select Adjustment Layer, follow by Channel Mixer.
2. From the pop-up Channel Mixer dialog box, click on the Monochrom, somewhere at the bottom left of the dialog.
3. Click OK. Your image will go b/w.
4. In the adjustment layer, select the eraser tool and "brush" on the area that you want to be coloured.
5. Done!

Try it out and post it here!

jnifur · 18th October 2003

Finally done!!!!!!!!
Thanks all who have taught me how to do the change.
Thank you! :laugh:

togu · 18th October 2003

* togu clap clap clap

You might also want to try adjusting the curves too, that'll bring out your colour contrast tremendously.

1. From the Layer Menu, select New Adjustment Layer, click on Curves.
2. In the Curves dialog box, pull the centre point of the curve vertically up, and the bottom left point of the curve horizontally right.

Keep it coming!

snowparang · 26th October 2003

thanks for the tips! really helpful

OzOn3 · 27th October 2003

Another one for the record

acrylonithrill · 26th December 2004

There's another method. Polygon Lasso/Pen tool, use Feather to make the selection and Inverse Selection, followed by Desaturate. To me that's faster...

nickmak · 26th December 2004

Originally Posted by acrylonithrill

There's another method. Polygon Lasso/Pen tool, use Feather to make the selection and Inverse Selection, followed by Desaturate. To me that's faster...

That's the method I usually use... Here's a pic using this method:

acrylonithrill · 27th December 2004

Hahaha... I used to craze over this workstyle. I don't have my library with me but just some real damn lousy post that I did last year...

mmmrsia · 27th December 2004

Your workflows were pretty cool...But how do you guys select the a particular portion of the photo (any tips on this) I find that the eraser tool is quite slow, that is it takes a considerable time to erase a particular area specially if it is an irregular shape. The magic tool should help make it fast but only if the shape is not irregular and has a good contrast else it is not accurate... How the experts here do select a particular area in a shortest time possible?

pai · 27th December 2004

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7th October 2003	#1
gremlin Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,007	How to... color only a portion of the picture HI guys I have seen some pics where only a portion of the photo is colorised, while the surrounding area is in B&W. How do I do that in PS? Would appreciate any help Thanks __________________ PixelPixie Wedding Photography \| Blog

18th October 2003	#12
jnifur Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: desert Posts: 363	Finally done!!!!!!!! Thanks all who have taught me how to do the change. Thank you! :laugh: Last edited by jnifur; 18th October 2003 at 12:46 PM.

7th October 2003	#2
laugh Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 293	do not know if mine is the orthodox method.. I desaturate the whole picture and then use the histroy brush to brush back the colours into the areas i want coloured. Hope it helps.

12th October 2003	#7
showtime Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 996	the history brush can be used for many other things. its one simple but yet very powerful tool in photoshop. have fun exploring

17th October 2003	#8
jnifur Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: desert Posts: 363	I cant seem to do the same for my PS 7 leh. Keep telling me wat the histroy does not have the same colour so cannot use the history brush confused.............

17th October 2003	#11
togu Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: http://www.gvmedia.com.sg Posts: 5,565	Yes, agreed with showtime, you won't be able to use the history brush if you use the change colour mode function, or deleting colour channels method to get b/w. Try using the desaturate function, or monochrome in the channel mixer. There are several ways of doing it tho. My flow, not using the history brush, 1. From the layer menu, select Adjustment Layer, follow by Channel Mixer. 2. From the pop-up Channel Mixer dialog box, click on the Monochrom, somewhere at the bottom left of the dialog. 3. Click OK. Your image will go b/w. 4. In the adjustment layer, select the eraser tool and "brush" on the area that you want to be coloured. 5. Done! Try it out and post it here!

18th October 2003	#13
togu Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: http://www.gvmedia.com.sg Posts: 5,565	* togu clap clap clap You might also want to try adjusting the curves too, that'll bring out your colour contrast tremendously. 1. From the Layer Menu, select New Adjustment Layer, click on Curves. 2. In the Curves dialog box, pull the centre point of the curve vertically up, and the bottom left point of the curve horizontally right. Keep it coming!

26th October 2003	#14
snowparang Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 98	thanks for the tips! really helpful

27th October 2003	#15
OzOn3 Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,103	Another one for the record

26th December 2004	#16
acrylonithrill Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Eastern Coast of Singapore Posts: 164	There's another method. Polygon Lasso/Pen tool, use Feather to make the selection and Inverse Selection, followed by Desaturate. To me that's faster...

27th December 2004	#18
acrylonithrill Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Eastern Coast of Singapore Posts: 164	Hahaha... I used to craze over this workstyle. I don't have my library with me but just some real damn lousy post that I did last year...

27th December 2004	#19
mmmrsia Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: bedok Posts: 93	Your workflows were pretty cool...But how do you guys select the a particular portion of the photo (any tips on this) I find that the eraser tool is quite slow, that is it takes a considerable time to erase a particular area specially if it is an irregular shape. The magic tool should help make it fast but only if the shape is not irregular and has a good contrast else it is not accurate... How the experts here do select a particular area in a shortest time possible?

27th December 2004	#20
pai Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lala Land Posts: 1,664	got spare cash? corel knockout 2