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Photoshop Help!!!?

Ok... I just uploaded Adobe Photoshop 7.0.1 and I started playing around with things... (though I WAS TRYING to do something specific, I had no idea what I was doing) I did one of those pictures where you turn the whole thing grey and then erase the gray layer to reveal the colour underneath... Like the only colour in the whole thing would be blue...

Here was the before picture:

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r263/PrettyGlit...

Here was what it looked like when I was done:

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r263/PrettyGlit...

My problem is that in all my "playing around" I can't remember what the heck it was that I did and I've tried to redo it... But that just didn't happen... :P

If someone could please walk me through the steps STEP-BY-STEP of how to do this again, it would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks. :D

Update:

I guess I should add in that, when I say step by step, I mean tell me EXACTLY what to do...

Click this, add that; then erase this... Ya know? :D

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Here is the easiest way to do it using Photoshop. Make the image black and white by desaturating the colours. Then, using the history brush, paint over the area you want to remain the original colour. Done.

    Or another method:

    Make a duplicate of the first layer and turn that layer to black and white. Then using the eraser tool, erase the areas you want colour revealing the colour layer underneath.

    Source(s): pro photographer - www.straightshots.co.nz
  • 1 decade ago

    Open your picture and duplicate your main layer (should be named Background)

    To duplicate the layer drag your background layer to the icon next to the trash can on your layer palette.

    Then you'll have 2 of your Background layer (Background & Background copy (BG copy)

    Select the background copy and go to Image > Adjustments > Desaturate

    This should turn your BG copy into grayscale

    Now select the eraser tool (if you right click on the picture a palette will appear and you can select the appropriate size for the brush)

    Once you have the right size of brush you can go ahead and erase the parts you want to appear in color

    Then you should be done.

    Source(s): Graphic Designer
  • Jim M
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Here's my way.

    http://www.jimsdigitaldiary.com/photoshop.html

    At the bottom of that page you'll find my tutorial on "colorizing."

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