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Question: How do you make pics black and white but still have color!?
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
using editor, open color image, select all , copy, then paste as new, desaturate to remove color, then select from color pic with lasso tool each colored item copy and paste over b&w image,
or select area with lasso tool, and fill with new color , either with gradient or new layer, and apply transparency,

Photofiltre
http://photofiltre!.free!.fr/frames_en!.htm
http://www!.flickr!.com/photos/bo_fra/1043!.!.!.

Gimp ~image editor,
http://gimp-win!.sourceforge!.net/stable!.h!.!.!.
http://www!.flickr!.com/photos/bo_fra/4593!.!.!.

Photoscape : Photo Manipulating Suite,
http://www!.photoscape!.org/ps/main/index!.!.!.!.
http://www!.flickr!.com/photos/bo_fra/1107!.!.!.

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One basic technique is to start with a color picture and then create a selection around the object to stay colored!. Then invert the selection and remove the color from this inverse selection!.

This is a tutorial with example for Photoshop
http://digital-photography!.suite101!.com/!.!.!.

the Gimp is free editing software similar to Photoshop that uses the same basic method

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you need photoshop!.
Email me for details, if you have it!.

other than that, I'm not sure how you could pull it off without it looking too fake/obviousWww@QuestionHome@Com

well it depends on the program you are using!. Most of them go under adjust selected colors,then just adjust them until you reach you desired color!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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