Colorize in Famous Images

Non-Frida Examples

 

Step 1:

  • Pick the Quick Selection Tool
  • Select around the face of the person
  • Avoid going into the hair
  • Make sure you get the ears and neck

Step 2:

  • If you select to much of the face, click the – 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 5:

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

Step 6

  • Click on the Black Mask on the Color Fill 1 Layer
  • Click on the Paint Brush Tool
  • Paint out the eye section and the lips

Step 7:

  • Return to the 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:

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

Step 11:

  • 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 of
  • When the color picker opens up, click on another 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

Step 14:

  • Choice a color that matches the section you selected.
  • Click ok

Step 15:

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

Step 16:

  • 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 17:

  • You may not need to do this step…………………
  • If you decide later you would like to change one of the colors……..
  • Click on the layer of that section

Step 19:

  • Click on the colored box
  • When the Color Picker pops up, change it to the color you would like
  • You can do this with any layer and any color

Step 19:

  • You should have 5+ color layers.  The more the better
  • When you are finished, Flatten the image