Selective Color Photo Effect Tutorial [Removing Color From A Photo Part Two]

[d_palapuz]

TITLE: SELECTIVE COLOR PHOTO EFFECT TUTORIAL
DESCRIPTION: THIS TUTORIAL IS THE SECOND PART OF THE TUTORIAL REMOVING COLOR FROM A PHOTO. JUST SO YOU KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF WAYS ON HOW TO DO THIS, AND I FOUND THIS TUTORIAL THE QUICKEST AND EASIEST SO I THOUGHT I'D SHARE IT HERE. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE PART OF THE PHOTO COLORED AND THE REST OF IT BLACK AND WHITE. GOOD FOR PHOTOGRAPHY.
DIFFICULTY: VERY QUICK AND EASY
REQUIRED PROGRAMS: ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 7 AND/OR HIGHER.


INSTRUCTIONS:


STEP ONE
OPEN A PHOTO IN ADOBE PHOTOSHOP. IF THE AREA OF THE PHOTO YOU WANT TO COLORIZE IS BIG ENOUGH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO CROP IT. BUT JUST IN CASE, PRESS C TO SELECT THE CROP TOOL AND DRAW A BOX AROUND THE OBJECT YOU WANT TO WORK ON AND PRESS ENTER ON YOUR KEYBOARD. I USED THIS PICTURE OF MANNY PACQUIAO WEARING THE PHILIPPINES TEAM PACQUIAO JACKET BECAUSE IT'S COLORFUL.




STEP TWO
NOW IT'S TIME TO ZAP THE PHOTO INTO BLACK AND WHITE. IN THE LAYERS PALETTE, CLICK THE ADD ADJUSTMENT LAYER >>> HUE/SATURATION. IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE IS ADJUSTMENT LAYER, IT'S IN THE BOTTOM OF LAYERS PALETTE, IT'S THE HALF BLACK AND HALF WHITE IN A CIRCLE.




STEP THREE
IN THE HUE/SATURATION BOX, DRAG THE SATURATION SLIDER ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT (-100) AND CLICK OK. THIS WILL MAKE ALL THE COLOR IN THE PHOTO DISAPPEAR. LUCKILY, ALL ADJUSTMENT LAYERS HAVE THEIR OWN LAYER MASK. THIS WILL ENABLE US TO HIDE THE EFFECT OF THE ADJUSTMENT LAYER IN CERTAIN AREAS. IN OUR CASE, IT'LL HIDE THE ACT OF CONVERTING THE PHOTO INTO A BLACK AND WHITE IMAGE.




STEP FOUR
WITH THE LAYER MASK STILL SELECTED IN THE LAYERS PALETTE, PRESS B ON YOUR KEYBOARD TO SELECT THE BRUSH TOOL. MAKE SURE THAT THE FOREGROUND COLOR IS BLACK.




STEP FIVE
BEGIN TO PAINT MANNY PACQUIAO'S CLOTHES. NOTICE HOW THE COLOR STARTS TO SHOW BACK THROUGH.




TAKE A LOOK AT THE LAYER MASK ON THE LAYERS PALETTE, NOTICE HOW THE MASK MATCHES THE JACKET? THE BEAUTY OF ZAPPING THE COLOR AND THEN BRINGING IT BACK WITH THIS TECHNIQUE IS THAT WE'VE NOT HARMED A SINGLE PIXEL OF THE ORIGINAL IMAGE. IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE EFFECT, JUST DELETE THE ADJUSTMENT LAYER AND START OVER. TOGGLE THE VISIBILITY EYEBALL IN THE LAYERS PALETTE TO SEE A BEFORE AND AFTER OF WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

HERE'S THE FINISHED PHOTO. I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS! UNTIL NEXT TIME,
MAY BE THE CREATIVE FORCE BE WITH YOU!