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How to Photoshop a Black and White Photo with Color Accents

video How to Photoshop a Black and White Photo with Color Accents

This tutorial will give you tips and tricks on how to change a color photo to black-and white or sepia, then to add color accents to some of the areas of the picture.

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Nov 15, 2011. 6:47 AMwminear-lionheart says:

This was very instructive. i am taking a Intro to Mac class and doing a poster in photoshop, but my books did not tell me how to do this. Thank you very much for showing me and putting notes in.

Jan 10, 2008. 10:34 AMthejerk (author) says:

Well, you're right in part--I did this very quickly and, admittedly, sloppily. I just wanted to offer a simple tip that might benefit somebody somewhere.

Oct 31, 2010. 5:24 PMrrrmanion says:

speaking of offering simple tips, doesn't Photoshop have a filter gallery, so you just click that, instead of dragging sliders (includes ready-made sepia, so you get it just right. )

Dec 21, 2008. 8:26 PMgillianpip says:

ok so the video shows how to do it threw the computer but has anyone seen color added to pictures with markers? if so what kind of markers do you use to add on color?

Oct 31, 2010. 5:19 PMrrrmanion says:

i haven't watched the video (yet) but I'm guessing it uses Photoshop's layers feature, (hint in the name: layers) use a transparency on top for the color LAYER then put that over the background LAYER

Jun 16, 2008. 11:06 AMstevieg says:

Excellent informative Video.. always wondered how this was done and its so simple when you know how..

Mar 23, 2008. 6:33 PMpyrotmaniac says:

dude I have been trying to figure out this forever that out forever. thanks ~

Feb 20, 2008. 3:21 AMshaunak says:

nice background score... really... where did you get it from?

Jan 10, 2008. 4:17 PMGorillazMiko says:

Nice job, I always see pictures like this, and I wonder how to do it. Thanks for showing, I will do this next time I need it.

Jan 10, 2008. 10:07 AMmaruawe says:

That is neat but in a situation like you showed, won't there be parts under the colors that show color but are not supposed to have color, You were using a flaired brush and you are going to have overlap to the side of the flowers , would it not be better to sue the pen tool and cut it to size... Just wondering? this is the way that I do it for customers so there is not overlap