photo coloring

antoinette Posted: Oct 09, 2003 12:42 PM

photo coloring

does anyone know how to colorize a black and white image on the computer??? what programs are best I have a dell- I have been using the sofware it came with- its pertect for changing things to b and w but not easy to change to colorized b and w w/o looking sloppy.

Lisa Rose Posted: Oct 09, 2003 12:58 PM

Re: photo coloring

Photoshop is great for that. I can ask my husband exactly what steps he does to colorize that photos.

BTW...we share an Anniversary...we got married on Oct 20, 2001!!

yabbobay Posted: Oct 09, 2003 01:03 PM

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I do it with the full version of photoshop....

you start with a color pic...change it into b/w (greyscale) then using the history tool...you can 'color' in the areas that you want color...

I colored in my nieces sash her...and I also blurred out the background

acp1101 Posted: Oct 09, 2003 01:11 PM

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VERY cool!!!

Sonicstef Posted: Oct 09, 2003 01:24 PM

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Like Yabbo said, its easier done if you start with a color photo.

It can be done with a black and white photo but you get more of a 'painted' old style tinting look rather than a pop of color.

If you have photoshop elements or any other program that allows you to use 'layers' it will work.

Teri Posted: Oct 09, 2003 01:25 PM

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so weird! I was just wondering how this was done in Photoshop myself

Thanks Erica - I'll try and do this with my own pics tonight.

antoinette Posted: Oct 09, 2003 02:48 PM

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i dont have photo shop Is it expensive to buy and easy or hard to install?

lisa rose : happy almost 2 years!!!!

yabbobay Posted: Oct 09, 2003 02:51 PM

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photoshop is expensive...but there are ways around the expense...

FM me

Teri...you got your Photoshop up and running?

Teri Posted: Oct 09, 2003 03:56 PM

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Yup, I finally was able to pull it up onto my computer last night. I didn't have enough time to start playing around with it yet....but it looks complicated!

I'm hoping to find some time this weekend - I love the B&W shots with a bit of color

yabbobay Posted: Oct 09, 2003 05:03 PM

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its not so bad...also there are tons of ideas/instructions online...

but just make sure you look for instructions for 6.0 or 7.0 the others can be very different...that is assuming you have 6.0 or 7.0