Spot colour

[V6GTO]

A friend just showed be how to do this. I can't believe how easy it is!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/V6GTO/Yellowflowerreducedcopy.jpg

Martin.

[DoveKeeper]

How is it done? If it's easy even I might give it a try!

[Pugdaddy]

Please, do tell.

[gramps]

I one way of doing it is to make 2 layers of the same photo, b&w over color then "erase" all the color you want to remove showing the b&w under layer.

BUT there must be an easier way................

[V6GTO]

I have Photoshop. Just go Image>Adjustments>Desaturate and left click. Then click on the history brush and paint your chosen area back in. :D

Martin.

[nitsch]

I have a variation of Gramps' solution which is my preferred method in Photoshop as it is more flexible than simply history brushing or erasing:

Create a duplicate of your colour layer and use your preferred method of coverting the uppermost of the two to B&W. Then add a layer mask to the B&W layer and using black and white brushes paint in the layer mask. 100% Black will completely show the layer beneath (ie. the colour) and 100% white will only show the B&W layer. Obviously by varying the opacities and hardness of your brush you can get a very accurate "merging" of the two layers.

Enjoy!

[Pugdaddy]

Can this be done with Photoshop Elements 3? I haven't bought it yet but am thinking about getting it soon.

[nitsch]

I use the full version of Photoshop and I have not used Elements myself but a quick search on Google says that layer masks are available in Elements so you should have no trouble producing these kind of images! :)

[Pugdaddy]

Thanks for going through the trouble, Nitsch. You just talked me into spending another hundred bucks.

[DSMITH131]

Hey my first try and please dont tell my wife i posted this

[Aethyr]

Thanks for going through the trouble, Nitsch. You just talked me into spending another hundred bucks.

Why don't you just get an illegal copy?