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05/28/2007 03:27:32 AM · #1
My mum asked me recently if I could scan in and fix her old wedding photos and arrange them into a photo book for her. She also asked if it's possible to convert them to colour as they're all black and white. I know there are some software packages around like 'Recoloured' etc but has anyone had any experience with these and how successful are they?
05/28/2007 03:39:11 AM · #2
Quite easy in PS or PSE.
05/28/2007 03:47:05 AM · #3
Originally posted by TechnoShroom:

Quite easy in PS or PSE.


Could you elaborate a little please? How would you go about it? Cheers!
05/28/2007 03:59:28 AM · #4
I dont know the best way to do it, but one way to do it in photoshop create a new layer and set its Layer Mode to Color. Assuming your photo is already B&W, if you paint on the new layer with color, it will add the color but keep the tones of your image. There is probably better ways, but that should work. :)
05/28/2007 04:18:12 AM · #5
Here's a link that may be of some help:

Hand-Coloring a Grayscale Photograph
05/28/2007 04:22:14 AM · #6
Thanks for the tips there guys. Nice link too Yanko. Very much appreciated.
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