How do I achieve this ?

[taib0]

Hi Guys, brand new member and need some help please. I use photoshop cs9 and I have seen an image of a bride holding her bouquet of flowers, the image was in black and white yet the flowers we're in colour ? how have they done that ?

Thank you
taib0

[pauland]

Photoshop cs9? Six versions ahead of the rest of us!

Think of the picture like this - it's either a colour picture with the colour removed, or a black and white picture with colour added. Most likely the first.

Now think of the black and white version sitting on a layer behind a colour image with a mask..

[taib0]

ha ha CS9, its still early I have CS2 of course, I am really so basic and I haven't got a clue how to do what you are saying.........sorry. Could you give clear idiot proof instructions on what to do or is it really long winded

thanks
taib0

[pauland]

Google is your friend..

http://www.ehow.com/how_2061211_phot...hotograph.html

[taib0]

wow thanks pauland, how quick was that.......I appreciate your help thanks man

taib0

[pauland]

If you want to create multiple areas of colour, here's a way..

Load the colour image. Copy it's layer as many times as you want coloured areas.

select the bottom coloured layer and create a B&W adjustment layer (Layer->New Adjustment Layer-> B&W..

You now have a black and white image sitting in the adjustment layer.

Turn off the visibility of all layers except the adjustment layer - you should see a B&W picture.

Now, turn on the visibility of a copied layer - you see colour.

Select the copied layer that you are looking at in colour.

Select the first area you want colourised. Invert the selection, then cut.

You now have that area sitting over a B&W background.

Now repeat..

[taib0]

brilliant, thanks again
taib0

[taib0]

Hi guys, just incase anyone else would like to achieve the same effect here's a nice idiot proof way of doing it

1. Bring in the image you want to change
2. Right click on it and duplicate it
3. Stay on the highlighted layer and click on, Image, Adjustments, Desaturate
and the layer will go black & white
4. Click on the Eraser tool and just rub over the image where you want colour

Easy peesy,
Taib0

[pauland]

Gosh, all those ways to skin a cat!

[taib0]

bitchy, bitchy its quicker than your way ha ha