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67CHAPTER 4 • Color Effects
This technique for colorizing grayscale images is great for getting that hand-tinted effect. This particular version uses Photoshop
Elements 3’s Hue/Saturation command to add color to selected areas.
Colorizing Black-and-White Images
STEP ONE: Open a grayscale image that
you want to colorize. You have to be in a
color mode to colorize a grayscale image,
so go under the Image menu, under
Mode, and choose RGB Color.
STEP TWO: Using one of the selection
tools, select the first area that you’d like
to colorize (try pressing A to switch to
the Selection Brush tool and painting
in your selection). If needed after ...