selective color in CS3

[canon shooter]

Probably not a good description of what I want to do.

But with that said what is the easiest way in CS3 after converting to B&W to put the original color back in one item. For ex. wedding pictures of bride and glroom where they are converted to B&W but her flowers are the original color.

[NOsquid]

Duplicate layer, desaturate, edit as mask, paint over flowers with black brush. Go over mistakes with white brush.

[tim]

Alternate way is to select part you want in color using selection tool/magnetic lasso then copy that out to a new layer, then use a channel mixer layer to make the background B&W. I could probably come up with a half dozen different ways but either of the two here will work.

[csm328]

Quickest way is: desaturate (new layer if you want), history brush over the area you want the colour and, voila! you're done.

[S.E.V.]

I goolged selective coloring and got this as the first link Selective Coloring

Did it in CS2 and worked for me.

Here are some practice images i did.

[saturnin]

top layer color
bottom layer bw

and erase lol @ least thats how i do it... really is no wrong way..all the suggestions are great

[multiple*choices]

All of these are sensible ways. You want to make sure those that when you work on your photo, you do it non destructively. So the best way in my opinion is masking (versus history brush or erasing). Also, you want to start with a rich black and white.

If you click on the link in my signature, you will see samples of selective coloring using my action set "color magic" and "coloring book."

Hope that helps.

Jodi

[pixelprincess]

Originally Posted by multiple*choices

All of these are sensible ways. You want to make sure those that when you work on your photo, you do it non destructively. So the best way in my opinion is masking (versus history brush or erasing). Also, you want to start with a rich black and white.

If you click on the link in my signature, you will see samples of selective coloring using my action set "color magic" and "coloring book."

Hope that helps.

Jodi

This is how I do it too. Ditto on the rich black and white- simple desaturation is for snapshooter . Try blending a couple of b/w gradient map layers/ masks for that.