photoshop help!!!

[d.k.s]

i take alot of pictures of cars
i want to know how to make the car to be in colour but the rest of the picture like the background in black and white
i use elements 5.0
cheers dan

[megy]

Easiest way, and the way i do it.

Create a duplicate layer, desaturate the new layer, make it a layer mask, then paint the bits you want in colour with a black brush, or instead of create a layer mask, use the erase tool to remove th emono layer to reveal the colour beneath.

[d.k.s]

megy said:

Easiest way, and the way i do it.

Create a duplicate layer, desaturate the new layer, make it a layer mask, then paint the bits you want in colour with a black brush, or instead of create a layer mask, use the erase tool to remove th emono layer to reveal the colour beneath.

i dont want to sound thick but how do you create a layer mask?
cheers for the help

[Rude Girl]

There are a lot of fairly good tutorials on the web that might be easier to follow than posts on here. I just did a quick google - this one has files you can download and copy what the instructions say if you like.

I'm sure others have got favourite crib sites, but I usually just google for whatever I want at the time.

[Arif110]

d.k.s said:

megy said:

Easiest way, and the way i do it.

Create a duplicate layer, desaturate the new layer, make it a layer mask, then paint the bits you want in colour with a black brush, or instead of create a layer mask, use the erase tool to remove th emono layer to reveal the colour beneath.

i dont want to sound thick but how do you create a layer mask?
cheers for the help

I'm afraid we might indeed be sounding thick mate. It's all too often assumed even with newbie questions that we'd know what the heck a layer mask is!!

I fear it's off to some seedy local camera club or somesuch - to get a handle on the rudiments of PS.

I think asking what layers are and how exactly to use them is a bit like asking a question on a basic oil change and then asking what an oil-drain plug is. Or where the oil goes.

[Rude Girl]

Not at all - a quick search for 'layer', or 'layers' on this forum reveals plenty of advice. Or you could type 'photoshop layers' in to google. No need to join a club (seedy or otherwise) at all.

Try this one:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[TonyHetherington]

The problem with photoshop is that it's too bloody good!

It is THE professional tool. And it wasn't made for unprofessionals (like me!). I use such a little amount of it's potential power it's untrue.

The best way I found to get to grips with it was a few tutorials on the web (no idea what, this was a few years ago) as once you get the basic understanding of layers and the way they work it enables you to move a whole lot further forward.

Hope that helps!
T

[megy]

d.k.s said:

megy said:

Easiest way, and the way i do it.

Create a duplicate layer, desaturate the new layer, make it a layer mask, then paint the bits you want in colour with a black brush, or instead of create a layer mask, use the erase tool to remove th emono layer to reveal the colour beneath.

i dont want to sound thick but how do you create a layer mask?
cheers for the help

Sorry, a layer mask is on the layers pallete, at the bottom of the box, its the third icon from the left, grey rectangle with a small white circle inside it, then select the paint brush on the side bar tool selection, make sure the foreground/background colours are black/white, then use black to remove when painted on the layer, white to paint the layer back.

[Lambochick]

Does Elements 5.0 have History Brush like Photoshop, because you could use that as well.

[Furyous]

I bought Scott Kelbys book and have learnt more about CS2 with that than anywhere else.

That and lots of experimentation.

[d.k.s]

Lambochick said:

Does Elements 5.0 have History Brush like Photoshop, because you could use that as well.

no dont think so

[d.k.s]

im afraid this aint working for me

[V6GTO]

Put this in your favourites and learn at your own pace...

http://ronbigelow.com/articles/articles.htm

Martin.