help with selective color

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What version of PS are you using?

tomdlgns wrote in post #6221385
ok i am an idiot....

If you're erasing instead of using a layer mask, then I'm inclined to agree.

Bobster did a pretty good tutorial: Click (scroll down)

or just click

In a similar method to Bob's tutorial, I usually desaturate the image and then use the history brush to simply paint back in the parts I don't want in black and white. No layers, no masks so very quick if less control.