dwphotos Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 (edited) Hi all, I was looking for a way to create what my Canon camera calls 'Colour Accent'. Basically making the picture black and white, but selecting one colour in the picture that stays as it is. I can do it through my camera, but for underwater photography its too complicated to be dealing with while down so i would rather tackle it during editing. I have seen pictures of schools of fish done like this and it looks really good done right. Can anyone help? Thanks DW Edited March 31, 2011 by dwphotos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKN Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 DW: Here's how I would do it: 1) Open your picture in Paint.NET. 2) Create a new layer. 3) In the new layer. outline the area/object you want to remain colored, using the Line/Curve Tool. 4) Using the Magic Wand tool, select inside the area you have isolated. 5) Invert the selection (Ctrl-I). 6) Select the layer with the photograph. 7) Select Adjustments -> Black and White (this may be a plug-in). 8) Delete the outline layer. Hope this works for you. . . Tony N. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountnman Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 there is a tutorial on this http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/12188-color-and-black-and-white-the-pleasantville-effect/ Quote SARCASM- Just one of the many services I offer free to the public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 And a plugin Extract Color that automates the tutorial. Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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