Hi all
I want to keep an item in a picture in colour and make everything else in the picture black and white can anyone advise me please? I have Photoshop Elements 6.
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On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:41:38 -0000, "Third Time Lucky" wrote:
Hi all
I want to keep an item in a picture in colour and make everything else in the picture black and white can anyone advise me please? I have Photoshop Elements 6.
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I have Photoshop Elements 4. If 6 works the same way, then select what you want to keep in color, then go to the "select" menu, choose "inverse" on the drop down menu there. This will select everything except what you want to keep in color. Then go to "enhance," select "adjust color," and then "remove color."
down, then use the eraser tool to reveal the color underneath.^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
"M-M" wrote: You can also make a duplicate layer and turn the saturation all the way
down, then use the eraser tool to reveal the color underneath.^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Both methods will work. If the article that's to stay in color has clearly defined edges all around, I would recommend the selection sequence suggested by rwalker. On the other hand, if there are places that are difficult to select, such as fluffy hair, with background showing through, the eraser tool may be preferable. Set the eraser to a low percentage (say 15--20%) and blend the interface carefully.
It is possible to turn the saturation down on individual colors, which may be useful if the object and the background are hard to separate otherwise.