Colorize a Black and White Photographs

Colorize a Black and White Photographs

Step 1:

*********You must add color to EVERY SECTION of the photograph you pick!!!!!!*******

• Open the image in Photoshop
• Pick the Quick Selection Tool
  • Select around the face/skin of the person
    • Avoid going into the hair
      • Make sure you get the ears/ neck and or arms

Step 2:

• If you select to much of the face
  • click  – minus and deselect that area

Step 3:

• At the bottom of layers, click the black/white circle
  • Pick Solid Color

Step 4:

• Choice a brownish/orange/yellow color for the skin
  • Click ok

Step 5a:

• On the layers pallet at the top left side where it says Normal
  • Change to Color

Step 5b:

• If the color is to orange or dark
  • Lower the opacity

• If you picked the wrong color
  • Click on the box with color
    • Pick a new color from the color picker

Step 6a

• If you painted to much skin color you can take it off
  • Click on the mask on Color Fill Layer
    • Select the Brush Tool
      • Make sure Black color is selected
        • Paint off the color

Step 6b

• If you didn’t paint all the skin color, you can add more color
  • Click on the mask on Color Fill Layer
    • Select the Brush Tool
      • Make sure White color is selected
        • Paint on the color

Step 7

• You must paint the color OFF the eyes and Lips
  • Click on the mask on Color Fill Layer
    • Select the Brush Tool
      • Make sure Black color is selected
        • Paint out the eyes and the lips

Step 8:

• Click on BACKGROUND Layer

********You must ALWAYS be on the background layer before starting a new color/section*********

• Quick Select the Lips

Step 8:

• At the bottom of layers, click the black/white circle
• Pick Solid Color

Step 9:

• Choice a redish color for the lips
  • Click ok

Step 10:

• Layers pallet at the top left side
  • Change Normal to Color

Step 11:

• Lower the Opacity of the lip color so it’s natural
  • • If you do not like the color you can go back in and change the color
      • Click on the colored box that you want to change the color

Step 12:

• Return to the BACKGROUND Layer!!!!!!
  • You must ALWAYS be on the background layer before starting a new color/section
    • Quick Select another section of the photo

Step 13:

• At the bottom of layers, click the black/white circle
  • Pick Solid Color
    • Pick a Color

Step 14:

• On the layers pallet
  • Change Normal to Color
    • Lower the Opacity

Step 15:

• Return to the BACKGROUND Layer

You must ALWAYS be on the background layer before starting a new color/section

• • • Quick Select around another section of the photo
      • Follow the steps  3-6 again for each section of color

******You must do seperate sections of color for each section of the photo.  DO NOT make everything the same color.*******

Step 16:

• When you are done you should have 5-10+ color layers.  The more the better!!!!
• Don’t forget to do the background
• *********You must add color to EVERY SECTION of the photograph you pick!!!!!!*******
  • When you are finished, Flatten the image
    • Do NOT put your logo on it.  This is not your photo