"handcoloring "

"Mike Hide" wrote in message

I have some very old black and white pictures which I would like to "handcolor" [using a mouse actually] . I would appreciate any suggestions regarding good tutorials on the subject….thanks mjh

Google + "hand coloring photos photoshop" = 57,100 results in 0.33 seconds http://tinyurl.com/4dfnt

Stephan

Stephan wrote:

"Mike Hide" wrote in message

I have some very old black and white pictures which I would like to "handcolor" [using a mouse actually] . I would appreciate any suggestions regarding good tutorials on the subject….thanks mjh

Google + "hand coloring photos photoshop" = 57,100 results in 0.33 seconds http://tinyurl.com/4dfnt

Stephan

hehe….
also, very good tuts at Worth1000 about this subject…

In news:Mike Hide typed:

I have some very old black and white pictures which I would like to "handcolor" [using a mouse actually] . I would appreciate any suggestions regarding good tutorials on the subject….thanks mjh

Here’s one simple method that doesn’t really need a tutorial. Open the image
Make sure you’re in RGB mode
Make a new layer above the Background layer, set the layer mode to "color"
Choose a paint brush, use the ][ key to resize the brush Choose a color and paint away
Make a new layer for every color, adjust with the "opacity" settings. After 10 minutes of this, you’ll realize you need a pen; I suggest Wacom 🙂

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I did say "good", not "any". mjh

"Stephan" wrote in message

"Mike Hide" wrote in message

I have some very old black and white pictures which I would like to "handcolor" [using a mouse actually] . I would appreciate any suggestions regarding good tutorials on the subject….thanks mjh

Google + "hand coloring photos photoshop" = 57,100 results in 0.33 seconds http://tinyurl.com/4dfnt

Stephan

Appreciate your suggestions ,I will give them a shot….mjh

"deco_time" wrote in message

In news:Mike Hide typed:

I have some very old black and white pictures which I would like to "handcolor" [using a mouse actually] . I would appreciate any suggestions regarding good tutorials on the subject….thanks mjh

Here’s one simple method that doesn’t really need a tutorial. Open the image
Make sure you’re in RGB mode
Make a new layer above the Background layer, set the layer mode to "color"
Choose a paint brush, use the ][ key to resize the brush Choose a color and paint away
Make a new layer for every color, adjust with the "opacity" settings. After 10 minutes of this, you’ll realize you need a pen; I suggest Wacom 🙂

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Odysea video production
Come dive with us!
www.odysea.ca

"Mike Hide" wrote in message

I did say "good", not "any". mjh

Sorry sir, please have a seat while I sort them out for you. Can I bring you something to drink?

Stephan

Mike Hide wrote:

I have some very old black and white pictures which I would like to "handcolor" [using a mouse actually] . I would appreciate any suggestions regarding good tutorials on the subject….thanks mjh

http://www.worth1000.com/tutorial.asp?sid=161018

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Thank you, just what I was looking for…..not the Bristol Mutley ????? mjh

"Littlemoot" wrote in message

Mike Hide wrote:

I have some very old black and white pictures which I would like to "handcolor" [using a mouse actually] . I would appreciate any suggestions regarding good tutorials on the subject….thanks mjh

http://www.worth1000.com/tutorial.asp?sid=161018

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Mike Hide wrote:

Thank you, just what I was looking for.

np, it’s nice and easy and it works 🙂

….not the Bristol Mutley
????? mjh

It’s one of Dick Dastardly’s phrases
http://www.hotink.com/wacky/dastrdly/
aimed at his sweet (!) little dog, Muttley (and I just noticed the spelling in my sig is wrong, oops)

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Mike Hide wrote:

I have some very old black and white pictures which I would like to "handcolor" [using a mouse actually] . I would appreciate any suggestions regarding good tutorials on the subject….thanks mjh

You already have the advice you need from others but if you want to factor in making selections with the pen tool and using paths, you can check out this .pdf:

http://www2.gol.com/users/poza/colorizing.pdf

It’s part of a course on using vectors but this chapter specifically deals with using them to colorize black and white pictures.

It’s a preliminary version but it may be helfpul to you.

Orchid

in article 1gk7kk4.yz0epatntgbcN%, Orchid at
wrote on 09/15/2004 9:40 PM:

You already have the advice you need from others but if you want to check out this:

http://www.artistmike.com

Orchid

Cool…

Here are some tutorials I like. I use these techniques all the time.

http://www.worth1000.com/tutorial.asp?sid=161018&page=1

http://www.absolutecross.com/tutorials/photoshop/photos/colo rizing/

http://www.worth1000.com/tutorial.asp?sid=160986

http://www.pacificsites.com/~dglaser/art/PhotoShopTips/PSTip sDaleSum06C.html

http://www.true-illusions.net/tutrealcolor.htm