…In the previous movie, we created a path,…which we converted into a selection, and then we…made an adjustment layer so that we converted everything…into black and white except for the surf board.…Well, in this movie, we're going to begin to work on…the subject, so here we'll click into the background layer.…And then now what we're going to use, the quick select tool.…So click on the quick select tool or press the W key to choose that tool.…Then zoom in on the photograph, so you can focus in on the area that…you are working on, in this case the subject, our surfer here.…You can change your brush size by pressing…the left bracket key to make a smaller brush.…
Or you can press the right bracket key to make it bigger.…As you work with the quick select tool, one of the things that we've discovered…in this chapter, and you'll discover as you…use this, is that it isn't always perfect.…So, sometimes, if you have a smaller brush, that can help you…to be more exact, or sometimes, it just won't select too much.…If we look at my…
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1/10/2014- Isolating color
- Removing and highlighting color
- Selectively desaturating an image
- Hand painting in color in a specific area
- Posterizing an image
- Creating a sepia-toned look
- Colorizing an entire image
- Changing the background color
- Creating vibrant color with adjustment layers
- Copying and reusing color adjustments to a new photo
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome56s
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1. Creating an Attention-Grabbing Color Effect
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2. Hand Coloring Your Photographs
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Desaturating the background5m 36s
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Hand coloring the dress5m 1s
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Coloring the face5m 44s
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Adding color to the lips5m 32s
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Painting the eyes blue5m 20s
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3. Creating a Colorful, Posterized Look
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Coloring the face and shirt4m 14s
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4. Colorizing the Entire Image
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Having fun with colorizing5m 50s
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Creating vivid colors4m 22s
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5. Changing Colors in Your Photographs
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Making subtle color changes2m 34s
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6. Creating Vivid Color
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Conclusion
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Next steps43s
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Video: Turning a selection into a mask to build a color effect