Carver Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 I was following instructions to make two people stand out in a black & white picture. The instructions were to open an image and in Layers, make a Duplicate layer. Then in Adjustments use Color Balance to make the desired people stand out, then erase all of that added color on the new layer except on the two people I want to standout. Then merge the layers. When I tried that I could not erase the unwanted color on the added layer. The eraser would not work at all. Where did I go wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Something like this? viewtopic.php?f=15&t=4196&hilit=black+and+white Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carver Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 Ash, Thank you. That is close. That tutorial shows how to change the background of a color photo so that the portion of the photo that remains color stands out. But I have a black & white photo. I am trying to add some color (tint?) to the B&W photo in a layer and then erase the color from all except the two people before merging the layers. So that the "tinted" two people would stand out from the original B&W background. I thought I saw a tutorial like that earlier, but cannot find it now and, obviously, the notes that I took are missing something. Should I be able to erase parts of a duplicate lyer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 You cut out the people, color tint them. Then you have color tinted people on B&W photo. So, in a way, it's kinda like that tut I point you to, also search for "cutting out image", it might help too. Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHoward Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 As Ash said, you need to cut out the people. Then, unless you have a faster method, they must be manually coloured. Depending on how comles the subject is, and how complete you want to colour it, the process can take anywhere from 45 minutes to several hours/ days. Once it's all been coloured, I suggest BoltBait's feather plug in to blend the edges, or give the whole thing a 1 gaussian blur. I'm guessing you want to achieve an effect similar to this: But with the entire person coloured. Trust me, it will take a while as I mentioned, but the result is worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carver Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 Ash, thank you. I did search "cutting out image," but it is still fuzzy to me. RHoward, you did a fantastic job of coloring that photo. Anyone would be pleased to be able to produce that. But my goal is more modest. I would be happy just tinting the entire person or object that I want to stand out in a B&W photo. At this point I am having more of a problem understanding exactly what to do as far as layers are concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 You have the bottom layer as your original B&W image. Follow cutting out image tut = cutting out the parts/person you wanna color. Add new layer, paste the cutouts on this new layer. Run color tint on that new layer. Done. Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carver Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 Ash, I would appreciate it if you cold post a link to "Follow cutting out image tut = cutting out the parts/person you wanna color" I have not yet found it. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHoward Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 http://www.isimonbrown.co.uk/cutting-out-images.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carver Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 Very good! Thank you. Moving right along After I follow that useful tutorial and cut out an image from a photo so that I can color/tint it. What are the steps to get the now colored/tinted image back into the original photo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHoward Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 make sure theres no remaining outline/ misc colours around the objects... then feather and merge layers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carver Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 Duh ... 1. Where do I find the "pen" tool mentioned in the tutorial? 2. After outlining the perimeter of the desired object (with the pencil tool), the magic wand selects only parts of the outlined objects, depending on the Tolerance setting. I could not get it to select all of the desired object. And, when the Tolerance was set high, it selected more than the desired object. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APShredder Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 1.) Ignore the part about the pen tool. Just use the line tools to surround the object you're trying to cut out. 2.) Make sure that your make your outine on a seperate layer. If you did make sure you're on that layer when you use the magic wand. :wink: Hope this helps. Quote BlendModes Plus | Dissolve | Extract Color Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carver Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 Somehow I have managed to lose part of the Tool Bar. There is no place showing "Tolerance" now. That entire strip of what should be a tool bar is now an empty white strip. Now, when I outline an object and try to select it with the magic wand tool, each click of the mouse changes the size of the photo rather than select the object. What do I need to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Ask in a new thread and at the correct section of the forum. Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carver Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 The attached screenshot is trying to show the toolbar that now disappears whenever I click on the magic wand tool. What can I do to make the magic and begin to "select" objects again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Read my post before yours, and you don't have it on magic wand, select magic wand and you will see it again. Ask different question in different thread, and post in correct section of the forum. Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carver Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share Posted August 13, 2009 Ash, Sorry, I thought that my question was a continuation of that thread. I will gladly post my question in the correct place. I just do not know where that place is. What is the "correct section" of the forum for posting my question about the magic wand tool? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Actually, did you read my answer? Did it work? Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carver Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share Posted August 13, 2009 Ash, Thank you! Sorry to say that I did not realize your post before last was an answer. I thought it was all telling me that I was posting my second question in the wrong place. After rereading your post I now understand that you were telling me that I was clicking on the wrong icon, and you were absolutely correct. I was. That gives a good indication of my skill level. So, now using the pencil tool and the magic wand, I get to the point where I have an object outlined to color/tint and cut out but have not yet ended up with the colored oject merged back into the original background. Is there a basic tutorial on layers for slow learners? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Press F1 while using Paint.NET will teach you all the basic you wish to learn. Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carver Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share Posted August 13, 2009 Ash, Thank you. I appreciate your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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