Paint with B&W
Hi there to all the adjustments gurus out there
In Aperture i could paint Black and White in
how in the world can i do the same in C09
i tried with layers but i most be doing something wrong because the entire photo goes B&W and i can't remove it
Henrik
In Aperture i could paint Black and White in
how in the world can i do the same in C09
i tried with layers but i most be doing something wrong because the entire photo goes B&W and i can't remove it
Henrik
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Not sure exactly what you mean Henrik. But if it is what is sometimes called "Colour popping" you can do it by using the color editor to select the object, make a mask, invert the mask, and desaturate. If there are competing coloured objects, use local adjustments to mask the one of interest, invert and desaturate.
HTH0 -
Well t make it a bit clear
i have a photo i want to make it black and White in the Photo is there a red mail box that i would like to be red again
I Apertue i could just like using the mask tool paint in B&W or color again
Henrik0 -
[quote="Lorenzen" wrote:
Well t make it a bit clear
i have a photo i want to make it black and White in the Photo is there a red mail box that i would like to be red again
I Apertue i could just like using the mask tool paint in B&W or color again
Henrik
Try this tutorial for a start: - I think this is what you wanted. A few years old, but I think it should be close.
cheers!
dan0 -
Firstly - for selective colour you will not be using the Black and White tool.
There are several options for producing selective colour.
Use the Color Editor tool and open the Advanced tab.
Use the color picker device to pick the color you want to retain. It will give you a range related to the select color point. You can make the range wider or narrower if you need to if it helps you to select just what you want. Use the "View Selected colour range" tick box to see what you are selecting.
Then invert the colour range selection using the "Pie" selection icon to the right of the "View......" tick box.
That should leave you with the selected colour displayed and all other colours monochrome once you have DESATURATED that selection using the saturation slider.
Note that you can selected many different colours and treat them with different edits. It is possible to have more than one colour selectively processed.
Use the Colour Editor Tool to create a colour base mask for an Adjustment Layer
Open the Color Editor, pick your color and then click on the 3 dots on the top line of the menu for the tool.
One of the options there is to create a Layer Mask form the colour selection. This will create a new layer with a mask in place for the colour. It does NOT modify the colour.
Go to the adjustment layer, invert the mask (3 dots on top line and "Invert Mask") then desaturate and everything EXCEPT you selected colour will go to monochrome.
If the colour happens to appear in places you do not want it to appear your can use the ERASE brush to remove those parts of the mask.
Use a Local Adjustment Layer without any pre-selections.
Add a layer using the Local Adjustment Layer tab tool set.
Decide if is will be easier to paint in the B&W directly or mask your colour and then invert the mask.
Either way you can open the Exposure Tool and set the Saturation to -100.
For the mask brush set Opacity to 100 and the brush size to whatever is convenient for the moment of use.
As you paint the coloured areas will change to monochrome.
If you have some details to pick out you can zoom in, change the brush size and so on so make the tools fit with what you need to do.
I think this is what you are asking for in the original post but I mention the other approaches because in many cases they may get you to what you want more easily and more quickly so it is good to know about them.
If you wish to retain an object which may contain several colours other than the prime colour (red in your example) then the direct painting of a mask and then desaturating it is likely the best way to approach the problem. However it is purely the colour that you want to keep then a colour selection used to create a mask may well be a better option - it your selection needs masking at all. If not just a colour selection and inversion in the colour editor may be enough for your purpose with no need of a mask.
HTH.
Grant
Some of the videos on YouTube discuss the options for the use of layers and colour selection/deselection. The webinar from last week may be of particular interest. I think it should become generally available quite soon.0 -
Gents
thank you this what i looking for 😊
i knew there was a way just had to find it
Henrik0 -
Thank you for pointing out to old wordpress blog of professor, contains some cool tips 0 -
I was wondering if it's possible to use a film style, say one of the Ilford B&W styles, and either selectively apply the style or bring back color in select areas? What I'm imagining is like in Silver EFX where you can apply a film style then drop control points that colorize parts of the image? Or am I better off adjusting the RAW file once for color adjustments in CaptureOne, then for the B&W style, exporting each as separate .tiffs then bring them into PS and composite/mask them?
Apologies if this has been answered already.
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