channel mixer tut. (beginner)

[OLRAM]

This is my first tut and haven't seen this here, or at least hope not.
this is how to use the channel mixer to make a image b&w and colorize an object back.
original photo


to this


first, open a image and go to layer>new layer adjustment>channel mixer.


then click monochrome.

now that it is b&w, make sure your brushes are black and white by default, then select black brush to put color back in, if you do too much, use white to fix.

added some text and finished.

easy tut for beginners like myself.

[Darink]

Nice tutorial, repped. The channel mixer is a great way to do black and white conversions. With the channel mixer you can adjust the settings to keep from losing tonal range, I see people use desaturate all the time and they lose so much information that way. Black and White filter is another great way to do B&W conversions.

[TDM]

ive never even used that before thanks for the tutorial

[TomWatts]

cool tut

[crono]

I tried this but it doesnt work for me.

When i start using the brush, the colour i get is really faded, and looks nothing like the original

Is there a step im missing?

[OLRAM]

Originally Posted by crono

I tried this but it doesnt work for me.

When i start using the brush, the colour i get is really faded, and looks nothing like the original

Is there a step im missing?

you using the default black brush?

[crono]

Its weird, now its working just fine, i didnt do anything differently

Good tutorial though, i wanted to do this for a while,

I guess i may have had a different brush colour, not sure

[OLRAM]

Originally Posted by crono

Its weird, now its working just fine, i didnt do anything differently

Good tutorial though, i wanted to do this for a while,

I guess i may have had a different brush colour, not sure

lol, dork

[mitsubishigirl]

That worked great. I have the program Gimp and I think this was a lot easier to do. Thanks!