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Paint Shop Pro X2 Ultimate Help

Pocket Size AsianPocket Size Asian Registered User regular
edited March 2009 in Help / Advice Forum
Hi everyone! I have Paint Shop Pro Ultimate X2 and I need some help. I'm trying to get one color to stand out in a black and white photo and I have no idea how to do it. Can someone please give me a good set of directions?

Below is an example of what I would like to do.

PhotoEff_pic1.jpg

If anyone can please help me, that would be fantastic. :)

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  • Sir CarcassSir Carcass I have been shown the end of my world Round Rock, TXRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Not sure about PSP, but with Photoshop I would just magic wand the leaf, select Inverse, then convert to grayscale.

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  • focused7focused7 Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    I always use layers and a mask.

    Duplicate the background layer onto a new layer.
    Grayscale the new layer.
    Right click on the new layer and add a mask that shows all.
    Click on the new mask layer and erase the areas that you want to show up as colored.

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  • Pocket Size AsianPocket Size Asian Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Okay... that sounds easy enough... but... how would you duplicate a layer? I'm not that familiar with paint shop.... :( Sorry.

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  • Pocket Size AsianPocket Size Asian Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    focused7 wrote: »
    I always use layers and a mask.

    Duplicate the background layer onto a new layer.
    Grayscale the new layer.
    Right click on the new layer and add a mask that shows all.
    Click on the new mask layer and erase the areas that you want to show up as colored.




    Okay... how do you Grayscale the new layer? When I do that, it changes everything to a grayscale.

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  • focused7focused7 Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Don't use Image->Greyscale. Use Effects->Photo Effects->Black and White. That affects only the current layer.

    1)Right click on the now black and white layer and select new mask layer ->show all.
    2)Erase (or paint black) any area on the mask that you want to show through and be colored

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  • Pocket Size AsianPocket Size Asian Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    focused7 wrote: »
    Don't use Image->Greyscale. Use Effects->Photo Effects->Black and White. That affects only the current layer.

    1)Right click on the now black and white layer and select new mask layer ->show all.
    2)Erase (or paint black) any area on the mask that you want to show through and be colored

    OMG! That's awesome! Thank you SO much! :lol:

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  • Pocket Size AsianPocket Size Asian Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    It doesn't come out as bright as I wanted, but I think I might be able to mess around with the settings a bit. :) Thank you so much again!

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  • focused7focused7 Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    You can play with the color on the original layer a bit.

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