Photoshop tutorial - color accents method 2

Use a fun technique in Photoshop is to accentuate colour. You can add focus to your images, by selecting a photo black and white and then the true-color to elements shine through can be. They accent your child in a photo by everything except them black and white, or the bright colors of a single flower to bring. Bright colors work best. I use Adobe Photoshop CS3, to this tutorial should do, but you are able to follow the instructions for all versions of Photoshop.

Open your photo in Photoshop and use the clipping tool as needed.

In the layers panel of right-click on the background layer and choose Duplicate layer. Follow this step twice so you have two new levels in the original background layer. Since original layer often (indicated by the lock on the level) is blocked, you are not this layer to modify. If your layers Control Panel is not visible, go to window in the menu bar and select levels. By default will be called this new layer background copy and background copy 2. You can change the name of a level, if you double click on the name of the layer in the layer control module.

Select the top layer in the layers panel.

The selected level will be blue. Select image in the menu bar, > settings > black & white.

A window opens, which you can customize the black and white layer will look like. In this example, I left the default settings, but you can play around with the available predefined options or customize the color bar make the image just the way you want it.

Switch the visibility of the black and white layer next by clicking on the eye, in the layer window layer. Select the color level, by clicking on this layer in the layers panel. The layer are blue point in the area, that it is selected. Now select the magic wand tool from the "Tools" Panel.

Select the color you want to keep in the final image with the magic wand tool. Probably, you have to adjust the tolerance of the wall in the bar magic wand settings. The higher, the tolerance further color variation of the magic wand with each click will select. Hold the SHIFT key, click Select multiple areas on the image.

Now select the visibility of the black and white layer again by where the eye icon in the layers control module was you. The eye icon should appear again. Select the Eraser tool in the "Tools" and delete, where the color to shine through. You will notice that the Eraser tool only within the selected scope works.

Disable you the image, by using the magic wand tool again and right click on the image and select "Cancel selection".

Your image is now complete.

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