Posted: 12/20/2006 4:39:51 PM EDT
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add the effect that everything in the picture is in black and white, but one thing stands out in color? (ie. photshop, paint.net, MSphotodraw) Can't figure it out...  For instance, make everything black and white, except for the clips? |
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*Working in Photoshop The quick and dirty way is to: Make a duplicate layer Destaurate the top layer Use the eraser tool on the top layer to remove the now B&W area to expose the color underneath. Like so, this took about a minute to do.  with a contrast adjustment on the color layer also. The most versatile way is to create either a selection or a mask of either area and work from there with the saturation. |
WOW! Thanks! |
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I'd modify Phil's method slightly. In PS add a hue/saturation adjustment layer and take the saturation to 0. Then use the brush tool set to black to reveal the part you want in color. Why? Greater flexibility. You can come back at any time to make adjustments to the mask. You can adjust the opacity and blend mode of the adjustment layer for various looks. |
I'll modify Jax's method slightly.  I'd do it with finding a bw conversion I like, paste that as the top layer, add a layer mask, and then "paint" in the areas I wanted to be colorized. Also, I'd probably bump the curve of the colorize layer for a more intense effect. Yeah. |
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I would probably do a quick selection of the clips with a combination of tools (magic wand, lassos, etc) Do a quick mask to make it perfect. Modify the selection (probably a 1px smoothing) Invert the selection and make a new layer from the inverted selection. Use the channel mixer (after checking the monochrome box) to desaturate the new layer. I also might add some blur or grain to the layer eta: after I did the desaturate (via channel mixer) I reduced the opacity to about 78%. (If I had to do it again I would do it at 85%) This makes it more "tinted" than b/w. It looked to harsh with straight b/w. I added 1 px of film grain. I didn't spend much time on the selection. 
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