Help with Spot colour for Paint Shop Pro9 (please)

[chris.mapey]

Hi All,

I'm stumped - I'm trying to suss how to do the black & white image bit, with spot colour. Can I do it? Can I heck...

I am cutting OK for the bit I want in colour.

I paste in new layer

Take the colour from the background

The ruddy bit I've cut is also B&W

What am I doing wrong?

Help please, before I throw the PC out the window...

Chris

[te51cle]

How are you taking the colour from the background ? If you converted to greyscale then that will affect the whole picture. I've got a copy of PSP8 and can do spot colour using the following method:

1 select area to remain in colour
2 copy
3 paste as new layer
4 select background layer
5 use Hue and Saturation to go monochrome
6 go to layer 1 and with the move tool put the copied section where it belongs rather than slap bang in the middle of the picture.

Sample:



>> Edited by te51cle on Sunday 7th August 10:08

[Tall_Paul]

Hmmm....I do it this way, I use GIMP, but should work the same on PS/PSP...

1. Make a duplicate layer of the colour image, so you have 2 layers.
2. Convert the top layer to B&W
3. use the eraser (or selection tool if a large area) to erase the top layer, allowing the bottom (colour) layer to show through.

Hope this helps
TP


>> Edited by Tall_Paul on Sunday 7th August 11:50

[trackdemon]

Bit easier.....

(1) Change whole image to b/w using preferred method (normally desaturate)

(2) Use history brush tool to bring back colour.

Then end

[Mr Noble]

Easy peasy. I have often wondered how to do this, but never knew it is this easy. I have PS 6 and just went image/adjust/desaturate

Then select the history brush and spray over the bits you want colour returned on to.

Simple.

(them mess around with hue/saturation and make a Devil Cat!!

Greg

[trackdemon]

Er, see post above?

[chris.mapey]

Fantastic. Thanks all - I had no idea about the History brush....

The power of PH.

Chris

[Mr Noble]

trackdemon said:

Er, see post above?

I was following your lead TD and just saying how easy it is!

Thanks for the advice!!

Greg

[nomoreleetplease]

greg,
might be an idea to resize that image, its a tad on the large side.

Also, im not sure the devils cat would wear turquoise mascara...

Matt

[dcw@pr]

nomoreleetplease said:

greg, might be an idea to resize that image, its a tad on the large side. Also, im not sure the devils cat would wear turquoise mascara... Matt

[V]477 you obviosuly don't know your makeup, that's not mascara, it's eye liner

[nomoreleetplease]

greg,
maybe you could invert the fur so its white. Then it would be an albino like dcw....

matt.

[chris.mapey]

Sorry about this...

All this mention of the History Brush - where can I find it...

Help has no mention of it...

Thanks & sorry to be a pain,

Chris

[trackdemon]

nomoreleetplease said:

greg, maybe you could invert the fur so its white. Then it would be an albino like dcw.... matt.

[trackdemon]

chris.mapey said:

Sorry about this... All this mention of the History Brush - where can I find it... Help has no mention of it... Thanks & sorry to be a pain, Chris

[te51cle]

As per the title though, Chris is using Paint Shop Pro 9, not Photoshop, so is there a history brush for him to find ?

[HankScorpio]

One method in PSP5, 9 might be similar...
(same as 8 but with an extra layer promotion)

Open Image
promote background to layer
select what you want to keep colour
edit... copy
edit... paste as new layer
ensure layer 1 is active
make any adjustments
make layer 2 active
position as required

Once happy - Layer, merge, merge all, save

(I would save a psp file before that stage so your selection and layers are saved.)



>> Edited by HankScorpio on Monday 8th August 17:05

[chris.mapey]

Thanks Tristram,

I'm still looking, but it's not good so far.

Chrus

[dcw@pr]

nomoreleetplease said:

greg, maybe you could invert the fur so its white. Then it would be an albino like dcw.... matt.

it wouldnt look anything like me - i don't have blue/green eyes