Photoshop!

[Pyrrhic]

Photoshop CS4 is the newest one.

I have CS3

 

[tiggertea]

I hae CS2, although I've used elements before too and it's a little more user friendly

 

[Reedy]

I have elements 6 at home but use CS3 extended at work x although only know how to cut out images on CS3 because thats all i use it for at work lol

 

[Reedy]

 

[buddabun]

oh man I have had SO much fun doing this!

Stardust, thanks SO SO SO much for talking me through it. Here are some very basic black and white doodahs. I have NO IDEA how you do all the fancy brush-strokes or that beautiful pegasus but I am mighty impressed!

A small selection:

https://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g155/helenrees/ellietake3softfocus.jpg
https://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g155/helenrees/picklecrop.jpg
https://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g155/helenrees/pinkflowertake1.jpg
https://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g155/helenrees/zanzlamp.jpg

 

[leedsforever]

they are fab... how do you keep some of it colour??

always wondered how to do this?

xx

 

[buddabun]

You select the photo, copy it, turn the photo to black and white then 'paste' the colour copy on top.

Then just go over with the eraser on the colour photo. Anything you erase will end up black and white.

So with that last photo, all that was left of the 'colour' layer was the lamp. The pool etc behind were all erased. It was quite tricky with the purple flower as it was so fiddly but it just looks so effective!

I haven't figured out how to tweak colours using this program yet but Pickle's (the cat's) eyes could use a bit more pop...

 

[Sarah88]

You select the photo, copy it, turn the photo to black and white then 'paste' the colour copy on top.

Then just go over with the eraser on the colour photo. Anything you erase will end up black and white.

So with that last photo, all that was left of the 'colour' layer was the lamp. The pool etc behind were all erased. It was quite tricky with the purple flower as it was so fiddly but it just looks so effective!

I haven't figured out how to tweak colours using this program yet but Pickle's (the cat's) eyes could use a bit more pop...

Or you could go the easy way and put the b&w on top and erase the parts you like coloured

 

[Sarah88]

And also to tweak colours you just click down the bottom on the black and white circle and hit either hue and Saturation or brightness and contrast.

 

[Pineapple luv]

I don't have photoshop. I'm a Paint Shop Pro person myself but since there's on a psp thread. Do you mind if I hang out here. I do a lot of photo retouching and restoration (Especially for angel parents) and I do a lot of graphic work and just general photo editing) Here's a sample of some of the stuff I do

 

[Sarah88]

Welcome

 

[Amy-Lea]

My friend done this for me for my 18th Birthday invitations as I wanted it like a 'hed kandi' poster that they have for night clubs.

https://zu-media.com/gaff/uploads/U8-1243158153.jpg

Original pic
https://zu-media.com/gaff/uploads/U8-1243158198.jpg

 

[leedsforever]

arr wow thats wicked

 

[star-dust]

Or you could go the easy way and put the b&w on top and erase the parts you like coloured

I knew that

 

[Pyrrhic]

What do you guys think about a bit of a challenge?

I'll post some pictures up, and you do whatever you like with them. Not a competition, just something fun for us all to try

 

[Pineapple luv]

What do you guys think about a bit of a challenge?

I'll post some pictures up, and you do whatever you like with them. Not a competition, just something fun for us all to try

That would be fun!

 

[leedsforever]

yeah that should be fun... i dont know what im doing though lol

 

[star-dust]

What do you guys think about a bit of a challenge?

I'll post some pictures up, and you do whatever you like with them. Not a competition, just something fun for us all to try

yea I like that idea, how bot you give us I dunno a certain amount of time then once all posted someone else post some pics?!

Also does anyone know how to blend edges in psp8?

 

[Amy-Lea]

HELP!!
Can anyone give me a nudge in the correct direction, I am going to have a go of making hen night invitations for a friend, I have no idea how to do layering etc all I can do is edit photos, have a certain part of a b&w picture colour and liquid tool.

I like the idea of the sigs some of you guys have with the real looking ribbons etc, so were would i get such parts and how can I add them?

 

[Sarah88]

Look up free digital scrapbooking kits hun, that'll get you started in the right direction

Sounds like a great idea Nic