My first attempts at Selective Coloring... and now others' pics too!

[pawn626]

i love the pics of donald duck and the one of the dwarfs, how do you do that ? can you tell i am a newbie thanks keep taking those great shots

 

[wkrider]

Before...

After...

 

[Disneynut322]

Here's one of my dad's old 1972 Plymouth Cuda!

 

[Disneynut322]

I got another one!

 

[kmadams]

Ok, here's my selective coloring, my model is Char, my cat who ocassionally
agrees to be photographed...

 

[dcg0317]

Ok, here's my selective coloring, my model is Char, my cat who ocassionally
agrees to be photographed...

Wow what a great shot , nicely done.

 

[Disneynut322]

 

[HLAuburn]

Sorry to sound so novice, but how is selective coloring done? Is it through editing, like with PhotoShop? Do you take the original shot in color?

Thanks...again, sorry for the basic questions.

 

[wdwmom2]

Sorry to sound so novice, but how is selective coloring done? Is it through editing, like with PhotoShop? Do you take the original shot in color?

Thanks...again, sorry for the basic questions.

Yep, I use PSE5. I use these instructions http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/pselements/ss/partialcolor.htm . There are other ways to do selective coloring, maybe even easier ways, but these instructions were the easiest ones for me to understand out of what I had found. Once you start, you will be amazed at how easy it is!!!

 

[Dismom+two]

I want to learn how to do this!! What software do you use?? Is it expensive?? Please help me be creative like you!

 

[wdwmom2]

I want to learn how to do this!! What software do you use?? Is it expensive?? Please help me be creative like you!

Check out my post above you. I use Photoshop Elements 5.0. This soft ware will set you back around $75 - $100 (I think, haven't price checked lately). I bought mine at BestBuy.com right before Christmas. They were running it on special for $50!!!!

ETA: It is on sale right now, not as great a price as I got, but still cheaper than alot of places http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...t&productCategoryId=cat01180&id=1157067062027

 

[DisneyGirl4188]

Can you also use PaintShop Pro? I found it cheaper than Photoshop, but I don't want to buy it if I can't do the coloring.

 

[Dismom+two]

Thank you ladies!! I will start saving my pennies!! I have been spending SO much money lately my DH is going to have a cow!

 

[MicMin]

Can you also use PaintShop Pro? I found it cheaper than Photoshop, but I don't want to buy it if I can't do the coloring.

I did this picture with Paint Shop Pro. I duplicated the layer, set the saturation to -100 (you can also use grey scale) and then erased over the parts that I wanted to show.

 

[DisneyGirl4188]

I did this picture with Paint Shop Pro. I duplicated the layer, set the saturation to -100 (you can also use grey scale) and then erased over the parts that I wanted to show.

Thanks! I am downloading the trial right now. Hopefully, I can figure out how to use it. If I like it, then I'll purchase it.

 

[Master Mason]

Check out my post above you. I use Photoshop Elements 5.0. This soft ware will set you back around $75 - $100 (I think, haven't price checked lately). I bought mine at BestBuy.com right before Christmas. They were running it on special for $50!!!!

ETA: It is on sale right now, not as great a price as I got, but still cheaper than alot of places http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...t&productCategoryId=cat01180&id=1157067062027

If you have a kid is school, you can get it here http://www.campustech.com/c/campust/title.html?id=B5q3gGwF&mv_arg=ADB113&mv_pc=102 for $65

 

[orchjoe]

This was a quick one

Broken wheelbarrow that is..

 

[Piecey]

Me..

 

[kmadams]

QUOTE:
kmadams; Ok, here's my selective coloring, my model is Char, my cat who ocassionally
agrees to be photographed...

[/QUOTE]

Wow what a great shot , nicely done.

Thanks, glad you liked it! The funny thing with the photo is that it is actually turned upside down! Char was looking straight back up at me when I took it but I didn't like the angle and rotated it 180 degrees.

 

[kmadams]

Me..

Wow, this is a great shot!! The lighting is perfect and the vivid blue eyes are a nice touch!