Selected Color

In this tutorial I will show you how to make a certain part of a photo color and the rest black and white. I have loved this effect ever since I saw the dashing and very handsome Spider-man…ahem…I mean Tobey Maguire in the movie Pleasantville, which is great by the way. I’ve decided to use the history brush for this because I think it’s easier than making a lot of complicated selections.

This is the first tutorial that I’ve done for a request, so feel free to leave your own request in the comments or send me an email to kelly[at]photoshopgirl[dot]com. Enjoy!

Click the Launch Video button below to view.

Before & After





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25 Responses to 'Selected Color'

  1. Katherine Amaditz - October 26th, 2007 at 2:26 pm

    I am looking at the tutorial for selected color and all I see is the pictures - before/after and no tutorial and I don’t know how to bring up the tutorial. I came to your web site from The Photoshop Raodmap. I would also like to view your other tutorials. Thanks.

  2. Katherine Amaditz - October 26th, 2007 at 2:29 pm

    Well, that was a duh moment. I just looked down and saw the Launch Video. Sorry about that. Kamaditz

  3. Kelly Anne Williams - October 26th, 2007 at 6:37 pm

    lol It’s ok. I just changed themes recently and people are having a hard time finding the button now. I hope you enjoy the site! Thanks for commenting!

  4. maduroman - October 30th, 2007 at 7:46 pm

    Sencillo y eficaz. Me ha encantado.

  5. Kelly Anne Williams - October 31st, 2007 at 11:30 pm

    Muchas Gracias!

  6. Hanif - November 2nd, 2007 at 11:58 pm

    wow, its easy and wonderful. i tried it with one of my picture. thanx for sharing.

  7. Laura - November 3rd, 2007 at 12:29 pm

    Hi. My computer cannot support the video. Is there any place that this is in written form?

  8. Kelly Anne Williams - November 5th, 2007 at 7:55 pm

    @Hanif: Thanks! I’m happy you’ve already used it for one of your pictures. I’m sure it’s great! :-)

    @Laura: What do you mean by your computer won’t support it? Will it not run Flash or is it some other problem? Thanks for letting me know!

  9. sumant - November 23rd, 2007 at 5:27 am

    hi plz send me some important tips about color.

  10. meer4 - November 30th, 2007 at 2:00 am

    cooooooll… thanx 4 share…;)
    im beginner in photoshop.. its help me well

  11. Kelly Anne Williams - November 30th, 2007 at 5:43 pm

    @Sumant: Hi Sumant! What would you like to know? Please send your request to kelly[at]photoshopgirl[dot]com Thanks!

    @Meer: Thanks and no problem! I’m happy you found this tutorial helpful. Welcome to the wonderful world of Photoshop. :-)

  12. Mat - December 17th, 2007 at 7:06 pm

    Thanks, but better if it wasn’t in flash

  13. Kelly Anne Williams - December 18th, 2007 at 12:52 am

    Hey Mat, glad you liked it.

  14. Melody - December 23rd, 2007 at 7:15 pm

    wow very cool and simply thanx for sharing

  15. Harley - January 10th, 2008 at 12:43 pm

    There’s a much easier way to do this.
    Just use the lasso tool to select what you want, then hit cntrl+shift+i, and it turns it to selecting everything but what you highlighted, then, you go to image, adjustments, and desaturate, it does the same thing, but you don’t have to colorize everything by hand.

  16. Kelly Anne Williams - January 23rd, 2008 at 1:13 am

    @Melody: Thanks for the comment, Melody! :-)

    @Harley: Hey Harley! Thanks for your input. I made this tutorial using the history brush so that I wouldn’t have to make any complex selections. I just find it easier that way, but to each his own. :-)

  17. Monica - January 24th, 2008 at 6:28 pm

    Wow, I LOVE LOVE LOVE your site! I especially like the flash tutorial because it makes sure you understand before moving on and puts everything into perspective.

    thanks SO much. :)

  18. Kelly Anne Williams - January 29th, 2008 at 1:11 am

    @Monica: Aww thanks so much, Monica! What a lovely compliment. Yeah, I decided to do something different because I wanted to make sure all of my readers fully understood my tutorials, because I know some tutorials can be quite cryptic. I’m so happy you like them. :-)

  19. anne - February 8th, 2008 at 12:10 pm

    thanks for sharing. i really learned a lot and it’s really interactive.

  20. Rushdy - February 14th, 2008 at 8:38 am

    thanks u very much,

  21. Kelly Anne Williams - February 28th, 2008 at 12:34 am

    @Anne: Thanks for the comment! I’m happy you enjoyed the tut. :)

    @Rushdy: You’re welcome!

  22. Lutfi - March 31st, 2008 at 10:10 am

    Hi,
    I really interested to get the video / tutorial, but I could not play it or download it from the web site. Could you pls send the flash file to my email ahmad_lutfi_75@yahoo.com

    Many thanks in advance.

    Lutfi

  23. Ashleyy - May 8th, 2008 at 9:35 am

    hey, i just tried to use this, but when i went to my photoshop, and went under image, it doesnt say “adjustments”
    is there something wrong with my photoshop, like or is there another way to use it.

  24. Ashleyy - May 8th, 2008 at 9:39 am

    hey i just left that last one, mine is adobe photoshop elements 4.0 just so u know

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