This tutorial should be applicable
for versions Digital Image Pro 7 to Digital Image Pro 2006 Suite.
Open your photo of choice. Remember
to work on a duplicate. (Edit > Duplicate Whole Project and close the original
photo to avoid altering it)
Select the photo and choose Edit>
Duplicate. This creates an exact duplicate of the photo on top of the original.
Select the duplicate (top object) and
turn this photograph black and white. If you don’t know how to do this, view
these tutorials <a href=http://scrapbook-bytes.com/cgi-script/tutorials/publish/article_379.shtml>Turning
Color Photographs Black and White in DIP 9 and 10<a/> or <a href=http://scrapbook-bytes.com/cgi-script/tutorials/publish/article_379.shtml>
Turning Color Photographs Black and White in DIP 2006 Suite<a/>
With the black and white version
selected, choose Effects> Transparency> Transparency Brush or use keyboard
shortcut Alt+Shift+T
Select a brush size to suit the task
you are doing. You may need to vary the brush size during the task.
Select a brush style - your choice
will be influenced by the task you are doing.
Adjust the paint transparency. You
can elect how much of the color shows through. Choosing 100% will ensure the
exact color underneath shows through while lowering the transparency will mute
the strength of the color.
Move the cursor to the photograph, it
becomes a round circle with a crosshair at the center. Click and/or drag to
reveal the portions of the color photograph underneath as desired. Zoom in to
help you select the areas with precision.
I have selected just the eye area to
emphasize the blue eyes. Select Done when satisified.
If you deleted the bottom color layer
your black and white version would have areas of transparency as shown below..
Select Edit> Flatten All Objects to
combine the two images into one.
The photograph is a now a single
image. Add to your layout or save with a new name for later use.
