Keep making fine adjustments using your discretion. Repeat this process for each element/layer (clothes, hair, lips, etc.) Play with hue/saturation as well as various adjustments to achieve the colour and result you feel satisfied with. Start wide with a broad hard brush and as you get closer and into more details, zoom in and reduce gradually the brush size and hardness/opacity. The process is essentially a few steps repeated for each layer or element in the photo (lips, heir, skin, eyes, clothes…)Ĭreate a new layer for example for the lips.Ĭolour over the lips using an approximate colour (can be adjusted later with the Hue/Saturation and Colour Balance adjustments) using a hard brush with opacity at 100%Ĭhange the blend mode of the layer to Multiply and reduce the opacity of the layer to a suitable level (you can still adjust it later)Ĭreate a mask for that layer and use the mask to clean the edges of that colouring. What I hope the video shows is really the need to take your time and go into detail. Laborious but perfectly possible so give it a go! In this tutorial I used my iPad Pro, I just prefer the precision the Apple Pencil affords me but I had previously successfully colourised the 1937 photo below of my grandfather using a mouse on my iMac. I’m self-taught so my way of doing things may not be the same as someone else, it may not be conventional, but that’s the beauty of creativity, we have a goal in sight and find a way to get to it, the exact way doesn’t matter as long as you reach your goal. I must be one of the earlier users as I have been familiar with Photoshop for 25 years (man that makes me feel old). It is not particularly difficult, once you follow my lead it just takes time, care and precision and it makes for the best photography gift as well as a great way to keep yourself busy indoors during Winter, lockdown and the Covid pandemic.Īll you really need is a computer and Adobe Photoshop, I have an Adobe cloud subscription which costs me 10 quid per month and although a little pricey, I make full use of it and it benefits my creativity. In the video tutorial below I show you how to colourise black and white photos using Adobe Photoshop on iPad Pro with an Apple Pencil in a few simple steps. Until next column, have fun and stay well.I think I can speak for the majority of us when I say that somewhere… we all have an old black and white family photo we’d like to see in colour. More Creativity: Once you discover and explore the Black and White Adjustment Layer, a whole new world of creative possibilities will open. You no longer need a dedicated Black and White printer. Printing Options: You can get great results with certain color printers, such as a LightJet (like I use) or most High-end Photo Inkjet printers. By creating a Black and White Adjustment Layer, then “hiding” the effects of the Black and White adjustment on the bee and small portion of the flower, you’ll get a completely different look which accentuates the main subject.īy the way, do you need more information on Layer Masks? Check out my 5-part Apogee column on The Power of Layer Masks. Second: You can use the power of Layer Masks (built-in to the Adjustment Layer) to selectively “colorize” items or areas in your image. Same image, yet two totally different tonal results! In sample “2”, I lightened Yellow, Green and Cyan, then darkened Red, Blue and Magenta. In sample “1” (shown below), I lightened Red, Yellow, Blue and Magenta, then darkened Green and Cyan. For example, I started with the original image shown. It also allows you to take advantage of the power of Layer Masks (see below). This allows you to individually control the brightness of the three Primary Colors, as well as their Complementary colors. Which leads to …įirst: You can use a Black and White Adjustment Layer (not available in Photoshop Elements). There’s More Information: An RGB (color) image has 3 times as much information as an image shot in Grayscale (black and white), and information is King when it comes to digital imaging – the more the merrier, which reduces posterization and pixelization. Here’s why you should shoot in color first: But give yourself options – I’d strongly recommend shooting all of your photos in color and then converting them to Black and White in Photoshop. Yes, you can create stunning black and white images from your color images! And once you discover the Black and White Adjustment Layer, a whole slew of creative opportunities present themselves, even on images you may never before have considered converting to a black and white image. I want to share the answer to a question I received from one of my readers in order to also help you with using the features of Photoshop.Ĭan you create a black & white image from a color digital image? My camera has a B&W setting, so should I start there first? And can these be printed properly? Mahalo!
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