Black & White Effect showing a Color - Photoshop Samurai

In this tutorial, I show you how to quickly convert a color photo to black and white, then easily select the areas that you would like to remain in color.

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Using a layer mask makes this process extremely fast. Start to finish can be done in under 30 seconds.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• adobe photoshop
• cs3
• black and white
• tutorial
• effects photoshop
• black
• white
• color
• layer mask
• hue
• saturation

[jessicaf731]

EXECELLENT VIDEO!! really easy to follow. youre a great teacher!

[photoshopsamurai]

thanks! glad you enjoyed it!

[MarcosFabianTv]

Great Tutorial!

[RicardoBatistaPassos]

@photoshopsamurai Thanks man! but when i hold the mouse button to brush the area that i want to get the color, as soon i release the mouse button it comes back to black and white, what am i missing here?

Thanks!

[BloodyMagnificent]

Wont work for me >.> (When I do B (Brush) I get a pencil)

[JoshMoore5]

thanks man that erally helped!

[o0VIPERx0o]

i have been looking so long for this tutorial... liked brooo

[Bodog19]

badass



[japonst]

THANKS AALLLOOOTTTTT ))))))))

[78241eccentric]

Oh my goodness! Thank you for posting! So awesome and easy to do!

[Dwavard]

Excellent demo of the 'Schindler's List' Effect as Ive learnt it is also called. As a wedding photographer I have recently purchased photoshop CS5 and needed a tutorial. I searched for ages then at last this came up. Well done photoshopsamurai from a happy photographer in York UK.

[asri375]

i like!!!! thanks....