photoshop question - NLC

[robin]

Here are my feeble efforts:

Here, just to be different, I've greyed the car, not everything else



Here I've deliberately made the car more "sunset" ...



John - I hope you don't mind me (ab)using your photos like this

Cheers,
Robin

[flat-planedCrank]

If you are using Photoshop and are selecting a hard edged object (like a car) then you may want to try using Photoshop's Path tools.
They will let you define a clean curved edge that can be hard to replicate by using lasso tools or other hand-painted techniques.

Eg.


In Photoshop I would copy the layer your photo is on, desaturate / convert to b+w that whole later, then apply a layer mask to 'cut out' areas and let the original colour layer show through.
This way you can easily combine techniques like Paths and hand-painting to produce your layer mask. Its a less 'destructive' way of working that means you can easily undo changes you have made

[ClarkyBoy]

ok, so here is my 1st attempt - just a quick one, the idea is that when i do this properly, the car and all of the red leaves will be in colour and the rest will be B+W...


DSC_0030 edit by clarkyboySE, on Flickr

[flat-planedCrank]

Lookin good

I'd certainly do it using a layer for the B&W part and another for the colour if you are going to put some time in. That way you can easily adjust the effects independently.



(Nice car )

[ClarkyBoy]

Thank you it's taken a long time to build but I love it! I will now have loads of tome to learn Photoshop over the next few weeks, broke my ankle tonight- every cloud...!

[smee]

Ouch, sorry to hear that, car looks fantastic, hope to see it for real soon. Speedy recovery

[ClarkyBoy]

Well I will be at home for the forseable future, so if you have a spare minute feel free to come over for a nosey! Come
Friday I will probably let someone drive it for me! Lol

[flat-planedCrank]

Ouch Sorry to hear that. Get well soon

Lots of free photoshop tutorials online to keep you busy YouTube has some useful screen-captured tutorials as well

[ClarkyBoy]

Thank you, hopefully I can get the cast off asap. I'm going to take up Photoshop while I'm off and Take some time to get some nice pictures! I hope I don't run out of things to photograph while I can't drive!! I'm sure I will find plenty of things round the house tho!