How do you get this effect?

[Gringo]

Black and white photo with some areas in color?

I have the following software on my computer, i'm sure one of them does this i just don't know what the technique is called.

Photoshop CS2
Google Picassa
Canon Zoom Browser EX
Canon Photo Professional
Canon Picture Style Editor

Thanks

[vipastyle]

I would do this by creating two layers in photoshop, desaturating the layer on top, and erasing whatever I want to show through with color.

[RKEnnis]

If I were going for an effect like this, I'd:

Convert the image to BW on a separate layer in Photoshop. (There are many ways to conniver to BW, check Google for a tutorial)

Copy the color version to a new layer, at the top of the layer stack.

Add a layer mask to the color layer to hide the entire layer (layer mask should be black).

With the layer mask selected, choose the brush tool, color white, and brush to reveal the color areas. Note that with a layer mask, black areas are hidden, white areas are visible, and grey areas are partially visible (opaque).

There are tons of tutorial about this subject on the internet. Using layer masks in to show/hide areas of an image layer is a basic and extremely valuable PS technique.

BTW, it's called "Selective Coloring"

[Jusselin]

duplicate layer, desaturate, then layer mask what you want to show

[Gringo]

Thanks. don't understand all the desaturating and layering talk at this point but hopefully i can figure it out in Photoshop!

[XoZe]

OK, piggybacking on this thread... kinda figured this desaturate and mask last night, but how would I go about completely changing a specific color? Let's say I wanted to make only the purple label on the bottle green?

Is there a "color picker" or a shortcut to select "this color" and replace with "new color", or is it a little more involved than that? I have been reading some online tutorials, but figured I'd ask the experts here as well.

[vipastyle]

Image > Adjustments > Hue

Seems like you pretty much just want to play around a lot with the Image > Adjustments menu, get used to that.

There is a replace color option, but I don't like using it for pictures, its not extremely effective.

[XoZe]

Originally Posted by vipastyle

Image > Adjustments > Hue

Seems like you pretty much just want to play around a lot with the Image > Adjustments menu, get used to that.

There is a replace color option, but I don't like using it for pictures, its not extremely effective.

Yeah, really just trying to learn the different options available in CS4. Changing the color on my motorcycle for instance, to get an idea of what a different color paint job would look like...that sort of thing.

I just thought there might be an easier way to change hue, by picking the current color and selecting another, rather than having to create an outline of the specific area I want to change.

[DoublyDan]

Use the selective color adjustment layer in CS4. In the drop down menu select a color or tone (red, greens, black, neutral for instance) and ad/subtract some colors using the CMYK sliders. use the K slider (Black) to darken/lighten your intended hue. If you have multiple colors with that selected hue in it you will have to use the mask on your adjustment layer so that you only affect the intended target (window>adjust layer panel).

Play around with this to get used to it before finalizing.

[XoZe]

Originally Posted by DoublyDan

Use the selective color adjustment layer in CS4. In the drop down menu select a color or tone (red, greens, black, neutral for instance) and ad/subtract some colors using the CMYK sliders. use the K slider (Black) to darken/lighten your intended hue. If you have multiple colors with that selected hue in it you will have to use the mask on your adjustment layer so that you only affect the intended target (window>adjust layer panel).

Play around with this to get used to it before finalizing.

Excellent! I'll give it a try later today.

[DoublyDan]

I have made a family of four all have the same color shirts when they started off with reds and orange ones. That's not too far of a stretch, I know but they were impressed and non photographers wouldn't know the difference.
Each shirt was edited individually

[lsosa]

try "you tube.com" they will show you how is done in photoshop

[texkam]

YouTube, your one-stop software tutorial source, has hours and hours of PS tutorials. :)

[marsha]

Originally Posted by Gringo

Thanks. don't understand all the desaturating and layering talk at this point but hopefully i can figure it out in Photoshop!

I would start off with picasa.com That is the easy shortcut, and when you master their edits, then move on to more difficult programs. Picasa is free, and fun. Good luck......lot's to learn, but lot's of fun

[schwanz583]

How do you save the image when its done? for whatever reason when I save as, it goes back to full color..... This is frustrating, I tried linking the layers, and nothing seems to work. Do you have to merge the two layers somehow before you save or what..... Thanks