Removing Color From A Photo

[d_palapuz]

TITLE: REMOVING COLOR FROM A PHOTO
DESCRIPTION: THIS TUTORIAL WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO REMOVE COLOR FROM YOUR OWN SELECTED IMAGE. THIS TUTORIAL IS MADE TO GET THE VIEWER'S ATTENTION TO SOME AREAS OF THE IMAGE, WHILE THE COLORED AREAS ARE COLORLESS (GRAY).
DIFFICULTY: EASY BUT CAN BE TRICKY
REQUIRED PROGRAMS: ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 7 OR HIGHER (CS, CS2, CS3)


INSTRUCTIONS:

** FIND A COLORFUL IMAGE, I PREFER DOING IT ON A PERSON/MODEL BECAUSE IT'S A LOT EASIER DOING IT ON THE CLOTHES AND OTHER ACCESSORIES. I USED MARIA OZAWA AS THE MODEL FOR THIS TUTORIAL.

1. THE FIRST STEP IS TO DUPLICATE THE BACKGROUND LAYER BY DRAGGING IT TO THE NEW LAYER ICON IN THE LAYERS PALETTE (CTRL+J).




2. SINCE WE WANT MOST OF THE IMAGE TO BE MONOCHROME, ON THIS DUPLICATED LAYER GO TO IMAGE MENU >>> ADJUSTMENTS >> DESATURATE (CTRL+SHIFT+U).




3. NOW WE’RE GOING TO ADD A LAYER MASK TO THE MONOCHROME LAYER, WHICH WE’LL USE TO MANUALLY RESTORE COLOR TO PARTS OF THE IMAGE. GO TO LAYER MENU>>> LAYER MASK >> REVEAL ALL.




4. CHECK THE LAYERS PALETTE TO BE SURE THAT THE LAYER MASK THUMBNAIL IS HIGHLIGHTED, WHICH MEANS THAT WE’RE WORKING ON THE LAYER MASK, NOT THE LAYER ITSELF. SET THE FOREGROUND COLOR TO BLACK AND SELECT THE BRUSH TOOL. CLICK IN THE BRUSH PICKER AND SELECT A HARD ROUND BRUSH. TO ENSURE THAT SHAPE DYNAMICS IS UNCHECKED, HIT F5 TO DISPLAY THE BRUSH OPTIONS.




5. PAINT OVER ALL OF THE PURPLE AREA ON THE DRESS AND HAT WITH WHITE. THIS WILL HIDE THESE AREAS OF THE MONOCHROME LAYER, THUS REVEALING THE COLORS ON THE BACKGROUND LAYER UNDERNEATH. WE CAN ADJUST THE SIZE OF THE BRUSH AS WE GO WITH THE SQUARE BRACKET KEYS ON THE KEYBOARD. ZOOM INTO THE IMAGE WITH THE ZOOM TOOL (Z) TO ENSURE ACCURACY AND A SMALLER SOLID BRUSH SIZE.

6. ACCURACY IS VERY IMPORTANT HERE, SO TAKE THE TIME TO FOLLOW THE EDGES OF THE COLORED SECTIONS VERY CAREFULLY. IF YOU ACCIDENTALLY PAINT OVER ANY OTHER PART OF THE IMAGE, SIMPLY SWAP YOUR FOREGROUND/BACKGROUND COLORS AND PAINT OVER IT AGAIN WITH WHITE INSTEAD OF BLACK, OR JUST UNDO. SO TRY AND PAINT THEM ONE AT A TIME. REMEMBER, WHEN WORKING ON LAYER MASKS, BLACK CONCEALS AND WHITE REVEALS. CONTINUE TO PAINT OVER ALL OF THE RED AND BLUE SECTIONS.




7. ONLY MASK OUT THE AREAS OF THIS LAYER THAT COVER THE PURPLE SECTIONS OF THE CLOTHES, LEAVING OTHER AREAS AS THEY ARE.

8. AS WE PAINT, THE BLACK AREAS WILL APPEAR ON THE ASSOCIATED LAYER MASK. WE CAN CHECK THE MASK BY PRESSING THE ALT KEY ON THE KEYBOARD AND CLICKING THE LAYER MASK THUMBNAIL. THIS ENABLES THE ACTUAL MASK TO BE SEEN IN ISOLATION.

9. WE CAN CONTROL HOW VIVIDLY THE COLORS SHOW THROUGH THE MASK. FIRST, WE'LL WORK ON THE MASK ITSELF, GO TO IMAGE MENU >>> ADJUSTMENTS >> LEVELS. BY DRAGGING THE BLACK POINT MARKER UNDER THE OUTPUT LEVELS BAR TO THE RIGHT, THE BLACK TONES WITHIN THE LAYER MASK ARE TURNED TO GRAY. WHERE BLACK ON A LAYER MASK IS COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT, GRAY TONES ARE ONLY SEMI-TRANSPARENT, WHICH MAKES THE REVEALED COLORS IN THE IMAGE LAYER MORE SUBTLE. WE CAN CONTROL JUST HOW SUBTLE THEY ARE BY ADJUSTING THE LUMINOSITY OF THE GRAY COLOR ON THE LAYER MASK.

FINAL IMAGE RESULT:




HOPE YOU GUYS LIKE THIS TUTORIAL I ADDED IN THE COLLECTIONS! THANKS FOR VIEWIN'!

COPYRIGHT © 2009 DARRYL PALAPUZ PRODUKTIONZ - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

[minoko001]

(02-16-2009 03:40 PM)d_palapuz Wrote:  COPYRIGHT © 2009 DARRYL PALAPUZ PRODUKTIONZ - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

nice may own production c kuya darryl

[d_palapuz]

Ahaha! syempre naman.. LAWL!
Ganun talaga para naka-credit.. hehe..

[d_palapuz]

Here's a few I made few minutes ago out of boredom, and I couldn't sleep..




Miss Dannie Riel (medyo natagalan ako d2, daming details! pero sulit! hehe)


Eto nmn para sa kababata ko na si Elise Estrada!


I didn't do this. But it counts for this tutorial! =]

[Manila Office Space]

Thank you. I've learned a new technique today from you.

[d_palapuz]

that's good to hear!
just so you know, there's also a second part oF this tutorial so make sure you visit that tutorial as well to gain more knowledge..

[clintford]

nice thanks!

[d_palapuz]

you're welcome! Make sure to check back often! I'm planning on releasing a new tutorial sometime this weekend til next week! it's gonna be a good one! As long as I finish it first.