Simple Color Highlighting with Photoshop
After checking out the Diva’s tutorial on color highlighting, I thought I would recreate the tutorial using Adobe Photoshop instead of Gimp since this is what I have. Basically it’s the same thing but we have different readers so I thought I’d do it for my readers.
I’ve always enjoyed seeing photos that are black and white with one particular object in color and I’ve always wanted to know how to accomplish this…now I do. I wanted to make a video but kids were running around and husband was laughing at me. UGH!
Here’s a simple tutorial color highlighting a flower.
1) Open your photo up in photoshop. Create a new layer; click on ‘Layer’, new, then ok.
Now click on your fill bucket choosing the black color. Make sure you are working on your new layer and not the image itself. See the right side in the picture below. Fill your layer with the black color.
Now under your layers tab, click on color towards the bottom like you see below.
This is what it should look like when you click on color. It should create a black and white look. If it doesn’t, congratulations, you’ve already messed up;)
Staying on the same layer, choose your eraser. Choose your brush size. I click on the [ & ] to adjust the size. Now erase the subject that you want to be in color like you see below. Flatten and viola!
Here are the before and after shots of my flower. Again, thank you Domestic Diva for teaching me how to do this fun project!
Hey! That is really cool! I might have to go out and get me photo shop. I love the way you created that new photo highlighted with color.
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WOW Thanks!! I always see this for gimp but never for photoshop!!
I didn’t realize it was so easy! Thanks.
Thank you so much for referencing to my original post when you made the Photoshop write up. I really appreciate it. Even though yours isn’t done in video, btw my videos are taken at night when kids and husband is in bed, it still came out fantastically. Everyone should love this!!!
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Hey that’s different than the way I do it, and I think more simple! thanks, I really learned something!!
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Thank you! Giving you linky love and posting my creation tomorrow! Now I’ve got something I can do besides put my head on odd photos to amuse me! Thanks!!
I’ve always wondered how to do this also. Thanks! LOL @ husband laughing at you. :(