Creative Use of Color - Beginning Photo Retouching and Restoration Using GIMP - page 118

Figure 5-7. Using a layer mask to fine-tune the results
As we've seen in these tutorials, achieving good color to black-and-white conversions requires some
degree of manual control, but it's worth it to take the time to practice. You'll develop a keen ability to create
aesthetically pleasing black-and-white images (Figure 5-8 ).