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Head in the Clouds

Hi ! I'm slowly slogging through Photoshop CS and getting used to a few of the features.

I really want to know how I get a picture where I can keep part of it colour and make, say, the back ground black and white? or just pick out a part of the picture to keep in colour and then make the rest b/w.

I can't work it out for the life of me, and I know there are a few guru's around who know how to do it, 'cause I've seen the results!!!!

If anyone has a chance to link a thread that already explains it, or to give me a quick (and simple) run down, it would be much appreciated.

Cheers.

PS: The picture I have in mind for this is the one attached. I want to keep the pig and the bin in colour and make the b/g b/w. .....

photocat

If anyone has a chance to link a thread that already explains it, or to give me a quick (and simple) run down, it would be much appreciated.

Cheers.

PS: The picture I have in mind for this is the one attached. I want to keep the pig and the bin in colour and make the b/g b/w. .....[/QUOTE]

Add a layermask (in the layer palette, click on the white/black circle.)
Go to channel mixer, chip on monochrome. Values are 50, 50, 0.
Make sure your foreground color is black, and paint with a soft brush
over the parts that you want to color. The toplayer in your layerpalette needs to be the one you are working on. If you brushed too much, press x on your keybaord to have white as foregroundcolor, and brush with white to put back in black and white.
Adapt your brush and zoom out and in to do the fine tuning. It works great...

dkapp

This should be what you need.
http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=2052

You can learn all the cool tricks here. Just check out the "Hall of Wisdom"
http://www.dgrin.com/forumdisplay.php?f=24


Dave

Head in the Clouds

Thanks guys,
now I just need to find the time to mess around with it!