Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
The original grayscale image.
2
Double-click the Zoom tool ( ) in the Tools panel to change the view to 100 percent. You might need to
resize the image window to view more of the image.
3
Choose Image > Mode > RGB Color. This will not change the visual look of the image, but in order to
colorize a grayscale image, it needs to be in a mode that supports color channels.
4
Choose File > Save As; the Save As dialog box appears. Navigate to the ps05lessons folder and type
ps0503_work
into the File name text field. Choose Photoshop from the Format drop-down menu and
click Save.
5
Select the Brush tool and right-click (Windows) or Ctrl+click (Mac OS) on the canvas to open the con-
textual Brush Preset picker. Select the Soft Round brush (this is the first brush.) Slide the Size slider to
25 and the Hardness slider to 5. Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS) to exit.
Change the brush size to 25 pixels, and the hardness to 5%.
6
Using the Opacity slider in the Options bar, change the opacity of the brush to 85 percent, or type
85
in-
to the Opacity text field.
7
If you do not see the Swatches panel, choose Window > Swatches.
8
Position your cursor over a brown color in the Swatches panel. In this example, Dark Warm Brown is
selected, but you can choose any color you want.
