How to Do a Black and White Partial Color Effect with The GIMP
By Sue Chastain, About.com
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Putting a Splash of Color in a Black & White Photo
An Example of a Black and White Partial Color Effect -
Photo © Copyright D. Spluga. Used with permission.
One of the more popular photo effects you may have seen is where a photo is converted to black and white, except for one object in the photo which is made to stand out by keeping it in color. There are many different ways to achieve this effect. I'm going to show you a non-destructive way to do it using a layer mask in the free photo editor The GIMP.
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- Putting a Splash of Color in a Black & White Photo
- Save and Open the Practice Image
- Duplicate the Background Layer
- Convert the Duplicate Layer to Grayscale
- Add the Layer Mask
- Reveal the Apples in Color
- Cleaning up the Edges by Painting in the Layer Mask
- Add Noise for a Finishing Touch
- Crop and Save the Photo
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