Recolor Grayscale

[molucca]

I made a Gray blend bitmap copy.

The second down in left click, and the bottom is right click. What I was seeing was that with the left click, black was not recolored.

Rich

[molucca]

Bitmap transparency with the same colorization except right and left click.

Rich

[salaam]

Thanks Rich,
That's an interesting option and a handy trick.

[molucca]

Try right click to recolor the black one color, and then a left click the recolor the gray another color.

Rich

[molucca]

Multiple colors and layers, etc.

Rich

[David O'Neil]

On your last example, I'd try a transparency blend between the purple version you just posted and a version that has only been contoned gray. Maybe gray bottom half going to purple top half somehow. It looks pretty as it is, though.

[molucca]

David,

A black object with linear transparency in saturation transparency would desaturate the bottom half, and I could control the blend.

The layers are bitmap transparent, and I used the same image to make them transparent.

There is a texture filled object in back. More of a neutral color. I made constant variations until I got tired. Mostly variations in color and transparency mode.

This has a Akvis Sketch layer as well. I liked the combination of both right and left click colorization at the same time.

When you colorize the image with out it being a transparent graphic, It will look fully colored. When it becomes transparent, the white areas that had become colored, will be transparent with the background showing through.

I usually make bitmap copies, and apply a texture image other changes.

Rich

[David O'Neil]

I was thinking about something like this. I actually used a white contone on the top copy. I don't know much about photography, nor if you consider this method to be desaturated.

Best wishes,
David

ps - As I believe I've said before, I'm in awe of many of the things I've seen you accomplish with transparencies and masks of various natures. You've done some wonderful stuff, and your dragonfly wing retouch was something I have no idea how you pulled it off so well. It looked original.

[David O'Neil]

Of course, with the original photos you can do infinite variations on the theme.

[molucca]

Shadows.

Rich