The Pleasantville Effect

Hi, this is a simple tutorial. Basically what it is: A grey-scale image, with one colored part.

1. Grab a simple image, I used an Eye, This is a great way to start, nice and easy. you can use my image if you wish:

image 1

2. Press Ctrl + U then click colorize then put it to 0, 0 and 0. This should make it go grey-scale.

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3. Grab your Lasso tool

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and zoom in, Trace around the Iris (the middle of the eye).

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4. When you let go, it will automatically connect it back to the start and make a selection. Go into the colorize menu again (CTRL + U). Tick colorize and set saturation to 50. next choose a Hue that suits you. i chose a green colour:

The Pleasantville Effect (single) Tutorial: Final Result

There you have it, Nice effect. Use it on other images, Such as a hand with a ring!


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