Colorizing Photos Adobe Photoshop Tutorial

Black and white stock photo



Open your black and white picture in Photoshop.



New layer - fill in walls



Make a new layer. Fill the walls with the Brush Tool.


set layer on color



Set the layer on Color.



brush the skin



Brush the skin.



set it on color



Set it on color.



eraser correction



Zoom in and correct it with the Eraser Tool.



example 1 of fixing color problem



exmaple 2 of fixing color problem



Use the Polygonal Lasso Tool for the star and other small objects.



after fixing set color



Fill those parts and set them on color.



repeat the same technique



Fill in other objects with the same technique. Go to Object > Copy Merged. Paste it.



color balance



Go to Image > Adjustments > Color Balance. Play a bit with it.



image adjustments curves



Make the image a bit darker with Image > Adjustments > Curves.



Final colorized photo


The final colorized photo, try it out on your old black and whites!

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