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Using the Brush Tool to Paint Color into Photographs
If you’re not there, return to the group you set to Blending Mode “Color.” Navigate to the blank layer you made there and select the Brush Tool in your toolbar.
Press
to select the Brush Tool, then right-click in your image to bring up the Brush Tool contextual menu. Select “Soft Round” as shown.
Click the Foreground Color area of your toolbar (as shown above left) to bring up the Color Picker. Stick with colors much duller than you want your image to look like, as they’ll brighten up considerably when they’re painted on.
Simply mouse over the areas of your image you want to be that color. Be as precise as possible, but feel free to use the eraser tool as needed.
You may find that your color, even though it is dull, appear garish. You can adjust this many different ways.
Reducing the opacity, as shown above, of your layers, can reduce the intensity of your colors and make them more naturalistic.
to add new layers whenever you want to add new colors. Keeping layers separate will give you greater control. And since they are contained within the same group, you’ll find they all conform to the same “Color” blending mode.
Zoom in to add details as needed. Minor details, such as the right color of blue in the eyes, can really bring a colorized image to life.
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