It’s a real pain to go back and re-do past sections of the photo just because you’ve messed up somewhere down the line. And save your project after you colorize each section. Save every selection as you make it in Quick Mask mode. Save the original picture before you begin. Just keep tweaking the sliders until you get the balance you’re looking for. You might find yourself changing the Color Balance sliders for each area again and again-that’s because even when you think you have the colors right where you want them, they have a way of looking a lot different when the whole photo is colorized. Using Quick Mask to select the areas will require some practice as well.
#Colorize in photoshop trial#
It will take some trial and error to get your photo looking exactly the way you want it to. Then invert the Mask (Command/Control + I). Next, change the Blending Mode of the layer to Soft Light. We used a medium yellow (f0d885) as the fill color. Click on the small black & white icon at the bottom of the Layers panel to create a new Solid Color fill layer. If there are other areas that you want to colorize, just repeat the previous steps again on a new section. In Photoshop, open the image you have chosen. Put a checkmark in the preview box and adjust the color sliders until you get a color you like for the selected area. Click on Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Color Balance.Ĭlick OK on the first dialog box, and the following color sliders will appear. OK, it’s time to finally add some color to your selection. Do this by going to Select > Save Selection. Pause for a moment and save the selected area for later use (or in case you make a mistake). You’ll notice that the area which you just filled in with color is now selected. This will will put you back to Normal mode. Choose the Paintbrush from your toolbar and start painting over the area that you’ve decided to add some color to.ĭon’t worry, you’re not really coloring anything yet-this portion will just appear to be red so you can see the area you’re selecting.Īfter completely covering the chosen area. Under “Color Indicates” choose “Selected Areas” and press OK.Īt this point you’ll also be in Quick Mask mode, although it won’t look any different at first. Now it’s time to select the area of your photo that you’d like to color-I’ll walk you through the selection method that I prefer.ĭouble-click the Quick Mask button near the base of your toolbar to bring up the Quick Mask options. This will allow you to use the most vibrant colors possible. Next, go to Image > Mode and make sure that RGB is selected. Adding color to a black and white photoįirst, open the image you want to colorize-preferably a black and white image with a good range of values from darkest black to pure white.
It doesn’t matter if you’re a Photoshop novice or expert, within minutes you’ll be able to use this essential Photoshop technique to bring your black and white photos to life. Sound interesting? Then read through the following step by step instructions. With Photoshop you can add color to the entire photo, or just “paint” one part of the image to create a focal point-it’s up to you. One of Adobe Photoshop’s best features is the ability it gives you to colorize black and white photographs. By Kaitlyn Miller in Art Tutorials > Photoshop Tricks
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