Colour Pop In Photoshop....

[Ian M]

Here's a couple of my efforts....... would love to show you some of the other forward faing ones if you get my drift.

I also use layers where I make the copy layer into black & white & then use the eraser tool.

[Lee]

Very nice Ian - how does the eraser work then? just erase the blck and white bit over the part you want to be colour?

[Lee]

really like the car one by the way!

[Ian M]

Very nice Ian - how does the eraser work then? just erase the blck and white bit over the part you want to be colour?

Yes that's exactly what I do. I have to admit I really find it enjoyable doing colour popping. I tend to find it works best with more vibrant colours such as reds etc.

[Ian M]

really like the car one by the way!

Thanks must admit it is one of my favoutites too. I like the other one which are a couple of friends of mine as they tend to really pop out from the background. In fact the second photo of my friends was taken at a Aussie footy match with just a mobile phone.

[Ian M]

This video shows a really good way on how to colour pop. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks7-tUJY ... re=related

[Lee]

Thanks for that - I wated one from this guy earlier... he really spells it out

[Paul]

I do Ians way i found it easiest and quickest possible.. in ps.

[Lee]

I agree, although for intricate photos I found it easier to zoom in and cut out for some reason...

[chongsta]

I do this for wedding bouquets.

Theres an even easier way (unless ive mis-read above answers)

simply duplicate your image so you have 2 layers of the same image. Click to select the 2nd layer and desaturate it by either going to Image>Adjustments>Desaturate (or on your keyboard hold down CTRL>then hold down the Shift key at the same time and then hit the letter "U")

Your top layer is now greyscale, if its not then just swap the layer order. Then click your Eraser tool (adjust the size and hardness of it if you have to) and then simply erase the parts you want to show colour! As you erase, it will show the bottom layer (the colour layer).

Little tip, dont go and erase the whole part that you want in one go, rather do it in steps because if you go mad and erase loads of the image and then make a mistake, the undo will *cough* undo the lot!... what i do is to erase the main body of the part well inside the image, leaving lots around the edges, then reduce your erase tool and harden it, then zoom in and then do more smaller steps so that any mistakes made means its just a step back in your History pallet.

re-cap.

duplicate image in layers pallet.
make the top layer black n white.
select eraser tool.
erase what you want and the bottom layer will show colour where your erasing.

simples

Dave