Colorizing b/w photo

JL
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Jonathan_Lewis
Jul 8, 2004
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Hello,

I’m trying to colorize an old (1908) b/w photo. The photo consists of an old building, grass, sky, and trees. I’ve already done the sky and grass, and that much was fairly easy. The trees, however, are going to be infinitely more difficult and tedious. What makes it more difficult is that I only have a very short time to get the job done. Does anyone have any tips they can share, or point me to a good online tutorial?

Thanks!
Jonathan
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dave_milbut
Jul 8, 2004
select the trees, no need to be perfect. I suggest quick mask and paint on a selection… then in the layers palette, click on "adjustment layer". add a hue & saturation adjustment layer. check the colorize box and adjust. easy peasy lemon squeezy.
JL
Jonathan_Lewis
Jul 8, 2004
Thanks for the tip, I’ll give that a try (guess I need to learn about Quick Mask . . . never played with that very much).
JL
Jonathan_Lewis
Jul 8, 2004
UPDATE: Many thanks, Dave, for the suggestion. I was able to learn enough about Quick Mask in less than five minutes, and now the project is moving faster than I had thought possible. (I was trying to make selections with the Magic Wand tool–very tedious on something like this!)
DM
dave_milbut
Jul 8, 2004
quick mask and the adjustment layers are magic for colorizing! 🙂

glad to help, dave

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