Try this…
Layer/New Adjustment Layer/Hue-Saturation
name = ColorTint
move the saturation slider to -100
Repeat
add a second adjustment layer
name = Black+White
Turn off Black+White layer
Go to ColorTint layer
Click Eraser tool
hardness = 0
opacity = 40
adjust size to suit
‘Paint’ over the areas that are to print in color
with opacity at 40, you can make multiple passes over an area to ‘reveal’ just the right amount of color for a hand tint effect.
Print the black ink on run one
Black+White layer = ON
ColorTint layer = OFF
Image layer = ON
Set the printer to Monochrome
Print the color inks on run two
B+W = OFF
Color = ON
Image = ON
Set the printer to Color
I have no experience with multi-pass printing so there may be a gotcha in there…
On the B+W print run, you may have to reduce the opacity on the Image layer because you will be printing the black ink on both runs.
Or you could remove black ink areas from the color print run… Use the magic wand on the ColorTint layer to create a B+W selection; tolerance = 12
anti-aliased = checked
contiguous = unchecked
On a duplicate of the image layer with the B+W selection active, Delete. The ColorTint layer and Duplicate Image layer will then be your color print run.
Good luck
Mr3
"Dr. J. Smith" wrote in message
From: "Scott"
Make a duplicate layer of the photo & do all of your hand coloring on
the
duplicate layer. When it comes time to print you can choose to print the original image by hiding the colored layer, or vice versa.
I think you missed the point. Unfortunately I was being rushed out the
door
when I made the post and didn’t word it accurately. I’m creating a
hand-tint
‘effect’, so I want to retain the original colour. Just in select
locations.
Unfortunately masking has been problematic as you might imagine.