Photoshop Tutorial: Gorgeous Tinted Photos: Add a Splash of Color to a Black & White Photo
Tinted black and white photos (i.e. black and white photography with zones of color) has become very popular particularly for professional portraiture. It gave give either a vintage feel or a cool modern look to a photo, depending on both the photo composition and the technique you use. You can achieve the same look for your personal or professional photos in just a few easy steps in Photoshop! Method 1: Above is a video tutorial by ShadowTutorials that succinctly describes the steps needed. For those who don’t like to watch vidoes, here is the basic process: 1. Open a photo. 2. Make sure the photo is no longer part of the background but on a layer of its own. 3. Use the magnetic lasso tool to select the parts of the photo you would like to colorize. To make multiple selections, hold down on the ‘Shift’ key. 4. Right click and feather the selection by 2 or 3 pixels — just enough to remove any sharp edges. 5. Create a copy of the layer. 6. Go back to the original layer. Go to the menu at the top and choose Image > Adjustment > Black and White. 7. Use the eraser tool at 10-20% opacity to clean up anything on the top color layer that looks jagged. 8. If the color looks to intense for you, choose the top color layer and then reduce the opacity to 50% or another percentage until you achieve the amount of color you like. You should now see two layers visible: the one with your colored bits and an underlying black and white layer. Method 2: An alternate method (some people find this easier): 1. Open a photo. 2. Make sure the photo is no longer part of the background but on a layer of its own.1. Copy the photo layer. (Ctrl+J) 3. Convert the bottom layer to black and white by going to the menu and choosing Image > Adjustment > Black and White. 4. On the top layer, use the eraser to erase any parts you don’t want to be black and white. Use 100% to completely erase it. Or, change the opacity of the eraser to 50% or less if you want less saturated color or varying degrees of color. Method 3: OK, still not what you want? The video below shows a completely different method. In this case, you will be adding new color versus using color from the original photo. In a nutshell… 1. Open a photo and make sure it’s not in the background but on a layer of its own. 2. If it is not already...
Thanksgiving Freebies: Huge Collection of Free Brushes, Textures Actions, Stock Photos & More for Autumn
It’s almost time for our Thanksgiving holiday here in the United States. It’s a time of thankfulness towards God, our family and friends for all the blessings in our lives. Typical symbols of the holiday include turkeys, autumn colored leaves, pumpkins, cornucopias, trees as well as colors such as red, gold, green, orange and brown. Here are a few autumn-themed freebies to help you create some inspired artwork and designs for the season. Most all of them can be used commercially as well as personally, but always check the terms of use. Some require attribution. Enjoy, re-tweet & please leave a comment – thanks! Happy Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving III Photoshop Brushes Distressed Leaf Photoshop Brushes Thanksgiving Photoshop Brushes Branches Photoshop Brushes 10 Fall Leaves Photoshop Brush Set Leaves Brushes Mega Pack 32 Ultra Photoshop Quality Leaf Brushes Autumn Leaves Tennessee Leaves Photoshop Brushes Branches & Foliage Photoshop Brushes Autumn Decoration Photoshop Brushes Autumn Photoshop Brush Set Autumn Fairytale Photoshop Brush Set Autumn Wings PSD File Turkey PSD File Autumn Butterfly Wings PSD File Autumn-Colored Vintage Photoshop Gradients Autumn Photoshop Gradients Autumn-Toned Photoshop Actions More Autumn-Toned Photoshop Actions Autumn Leaves – Gimp Active Brush Set Cornucopia Stock Photo Harvest Bokeh Stock Photo Pumpkin Texture Stock Photo Fall Stripes Texture Fallen Autumn Leaves Transparent PNGs Corn Stock Photo Vintage Thanksgiving Postcard Turkey Stock Photo Squirrel & Nut Stock Photo Autumn Mucha Portrait Photo...