Unit 2 Tutorials Part B

1. “Isolating Color in a B&WPhoto”
1. Open a color image in Photoshop
2. SELECT ALL  EDIT COPY
3. CTRL D (deselect)
4. IMAGE  MODE  GRAYSCALE
5. IMAGE  MODE  RGB
6. IMAGE  ADJUST  LEVELS, CURVES, and
BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST to taste
7. EDIT PASTE (you should now have two layers –
one is B&W and one should be color)
8. Use the ERASER TOOL and select a SOFT BRUSH
9. ERASE areas that you want to be B&W, do not
ERASE areas that you want to keep colored
10. Experiment with LAYER BLENDING MODES and
see how this adjusts the color

2. “Photochrome and Hand-Colored Prints”
1. Open a color image in Photoshop
2. Use the EYEDROPPER to select one of the colors
on the image
3. IMAGE  MODE  GRAYSCALE
4. IMAGE  MODE  RGB
5. IMAGE  ADJUST  LEVELS, CURVES, and
BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST to taste
6. Make a NEW BLANK LAYER – set OPACITY to 65%
7. Use the BRUSH TOOL set to a SOFT BRUSH
8. Paint over some of the objects or areas of the
image
9. Use the ERASER TOOL with SOFT BRUSH setting
and clean up the “edges”
10. Make a NEW BLANK LAYER – set OPACITY to 65%
11. Try using a different color and paint over a
different area following STEPS 7 – 9
12. Experiment with LAYER BLENDING MODES
A Photochrome is a color photo lithograph, produced from a
black-and-white image. Hand-coloring is a watercolor applied to a
black-and-white print. Below you can see traditional hand-colored
and photochrome prints.