Photoshop Tutorials; Adding colored areas to a black and white image

In this tutorial, we will discuss one method using Adobe Photoshop to create a black and white photograph with small areas of color in it.

Starting with a color photograph open in Photoshop, we want to create a new duplicate layer on top of the photograph.

The photo we are starting with can be seen below. This is a render created in Daz Studio 4 and saved as a .PNG file.

Once you have your photograph open and have that layer selected in the layers panel, right click the layer in the panel and choose "Duplicate Layer".

Next with this new layer selected, you want to select the "Image/Adjustments/Desaturate" menu from the top menu. This will remove the color from this new layer and give you a black and white image.

See the result below.

Now with the black and white image open and the layer selected, go to the left toolbar and select the eraser tool. At the top menu you can set the size of the eraser tool to whatever size you need. The easiest way is to zoom in on the area you want to have color, and then set the size of the eraser to match that area.

Now with the area zoomed into, you can begin erasing the black and white layer of the areas you wish to be colored and this will reveal the color of the original colored layer below. Take your time and use the eraser tool set at the size that matches the area you wish to remove.

You can create some very dramatic photographs using this technique.

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