Help with Photoshop and Corel Paint Shop Pro!!!!!?

Question

Okay I have Adobe Photoshop and Corel Paint shop both and I need help in trying to turn photos to black and white, then add color to where I want color to be at while the photo stays black and white. Also does anyone know how to change your eye color on these programs. Any tips or advice on either of these programs would be greatly appreciated since I am an amateur on both of these. Thanks

Answer 1

This is the best way in Photoshop.  In PSP it should be similar but I have not tried it on the program I do have since I use PS mostly.

Follow this exactly. It will not make any changes that are not easily corrected.

Duplicate the photo and close the original. Create another layer by Layer > New Adjustment Layer and select Saturation/Hue. In the window or dialog box that opens, slide the Saturation slider all the way to the left. Your photo will be b/w in this layer. Click OK. You now have two layers, the bottom layer which is still color and the adjustment layer which is showing you black and white. The adjustment layer has two icons, one for Sat/Hue and the other to the right, which is solid white. Click once in this white box. Change your colors to the default black and white with black as the foreground color. Select the Brush tool. Paint the area of the photo you want to be in color. Set the Brush tool to size and softness that works best for the photo you have.

This is a mask. In a mask, black reveals the layer below it. White covers it. If you mess up a little with the black, switch to white and paint over your mess up. This is by far the easiest and best way to do what you wish.

If you want to make the black and white layer a sepia tone, double click on the Saturation/Hue icon in the layer to reopen those adjustments. Click the box Colorize and move the Hue slider to the color you like best. Click OK when finished