Photoshop Tips

[wedge22]

Ok guys I am trying to play around with some images and I cannot remember how to edit a picture so that it is all black and white except one part is still in colour. Infact any good PS tips or websites with tips would help me out, thanks.

[charleski]

A simple way of doing this is to add a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer and set the saturation to 0. Then mask out the area that you still want to be in colour. For more control of the decolourised area, use a Black and White adjustment layer with the same mask.

The real trick lies in learning how to make a good mask to separate the areas of your photo. I'd recommend Photoshop Unmasked if you want a thorough treatment. Russel Brown is a good source for free tutorials, though, and he has one on Advanced Masking (it's a bit out of date given the extra features in CS3, but still very useful).