How to help

[kayicolyn]

HI,
can anyone please help me to learn how to do a black and white picture with just a hint of colour on one part of the pici,
for example mushrooms on a tree, i know how to do the b/w bit but can not do the colour just on the mushrooms.
thansk in advance

[NathanFranke]

What software do you use? If you google "selective color {software name}" i.e., selective color lightroom, you'll find a whole slew of sites offering tutorials for achieving that look. If you go through the Post Production section of this site, you'll find something for Lightroom and Photoshop.

[Bruce A]

Search this forum

or

Google "selective color processing using ************* "

********* fill in with your processing software type.


. I'm sure you'll find plenty of info and videos.


Wooops - Nathan beat me to it!

[kayicolyn]

as i am new to all this, i posted in here for the easiest software to use and i was advised to use picasa for google, i have just downloaded it and i am playing aroud with it as we speak.
i will now google ur advice and see where i go from there.
thanks

[Bruce A]

You can't do selective color with Picassa. Maybe Gimp (it's free) but I haven't used it. It's best done using layers, but I think you have a learning curve ahead.

[TNH]

Picnik.com is really easy to do Selective Coloring with. It's a free editing website, and it's pretty cool.

I do a some photo editing with both Picnik and Gimp (Gimp is a free editing program that you download to your computer), and I love both.

You can do selective coloring with either one, however, the Picnik method is waaaay easier!

Here is a tutorial on how to do selective coloring with Picnik.


Here is a tutorial on how to do selective coloring with Gimp.