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Question: Make a picture black and white but leave some color in it!?
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This method of selective color can be used in Photoshop and GIMP both:
http://gimp!.org

First open your photo in your editing program!.!.

Then go to Layer - Duplicate Layer

Click OK

Then go to Image - Adjustments - Hue / Saturation

Drag the Saturation slider all the way to the left to make the photo black and white!.

Click OK

Then get the ERASER tool from the tool box on the left side of the screen!. It is usually the next tool under the clone stamp tool!. Just hover your mouse over the tool, and it will say Eraser!.

When you have selected the Eraser, go up to the Brush options box at the top of the screen, and click on the downfacing arrow!. Set the Hardness of the brush to 100% so you will have accurate control of selection!. You may also need to raise or lower the brush size to suit!.

Erase away any black and white from where you want the color to be revealed!.

When done go to
Layer - Flatten Image

Then just do a Save As to wherever you want to save the photo!.

steveWww@QuestionHome@Com

i always do things like that by duplicating the layer, then making the new layer black and white!.!.!.adding a layer mask and then by using either the black or white paint brush 'paint' the original colour back onto the photograph! if u use a really soft edged brush you can get it looking pretty flawless!

then flatten the image, zoom into 50% and sharpen it up with the unsharp mask, have it looking it's best and you're done! =DWww@QuestionHome@Com

Make selection of the the areas you want to keep coloured and copy it!. Then make a new layer and paste the copied item in it!.

Select the background layer and desaturate (make black and white) it!.

Now you got what you wanted!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

I wish you'd do a search of this question, because this is asked about 50 times a day!.

Besides, it's an annoying effect, and hopefully a passing phase!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Just don't do it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I am boycotting this question! It is asked at least 50 x a day!Www@QuestionHome@Com