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tomasmouton21
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October 26, 2019
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Colorize black and white photos

  • October 26, 2019
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Hello,

I am using Photoshop Lightroom for Mac. I have one question:

- how can I colorize only a part of a black and white photo? 
For example, I have a photo of me on a landscape. I turned the photo black and white and I would like to color myself. 

Can anyone help me? Is this possible in Lightroom for Mac?

 

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    Correct answer Rob_Cullen

    For Lightroom: You could try-

    In the 'Color Mixer'  set each color to -100 Saturation

    Then Brush with +100 Saturation.

     

    For Lightroom-Classic: One exercise to try - (sorry, forgot I was in the Lightroom forum!)

    Leave the photo in 'Color' mode (ie. do not use the "Black & White" treatment mode,

    In the HSL panel set all the Saturation sliders to -100 (Hint: make a Preset)

    Choose the Brush Tool with the Saturation slider set to +100.

    Where you brush will restore the color.

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    JohanElzenga
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    JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 26, 2019

    Another possibility: Select the Graduated Filter tool, set Saturation to -100 and drag the filter so that it covers the entire photo (so the graduated part is below the bottom). Then select the Brush - Erase (the brush in the Graduated filter, not the Adjustment Brush tool) and erase yourself from the filter.

    -- Johan W. Elzenga
    Rob_Cullen
    Community Expert
    Rob_CullenCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    October 26, 2019

    For Lightroom: You could try-

    In the 'Color Mixer'  set each color to -100 Saturation

    Then Brush with +100 Saturation.

     

    For Lightroom-Classic: One exercise to try - (sorry, forgot I was in the Lightroom forum!)

    Leave the photo in 'Color' mode (ie. do not use the "Black & White" treatment mode,

    In the HSL panel set all the Saturation sliders to -100 (Hint: make a Preset)

    Choose the Brush Tool with the Saturation slider set to +100.

    Where you brush will restore the color.

    Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.0, Photoshop 27.0, ACR 18.0, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0 .
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      tomasmouton21Author
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      October 27, 2019

      Hello, 

       

      Thanks a lot for the tip 🙂

       

      It worked just fine o set the saturation to -100 on the color mixer and then Brush with +100.

       

      I will try this effect on some pictures!

       

      Once again, thanks a lot!

       

       

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