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Instructions

Open the Photoshop version of your edited image
Open your layers panel (use Window menu to find it if you do not see it on the right)
Click on Adjustment Layer icon and select "Black and White"
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​Select the Paintbrush tool, Control click to adjust size
Set black as your foreground color
Select layer mask and paint black over areas you want to be in color
Switch foreground color to white to take it back to black and white
Use Command + and - to zoom in and out to view your edges for a more precise mask
Use Properties to change the density of your mask feather the edges
For even more advanced masking, try adding a second adjustment layer and you can even copy your mask by holding option and dragging the mask and dropping it on the new layer 

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​Adjustment Layers

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​Working with Layer Masks

Find the layer mask icon on your layers palette.  Use a paintbrush and select black to hide areas of that image layer.
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​Dodging and Burning Non-Destructively

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  • Home
  • Photography
    • TOPICS in Photography >
      • Exposure >
        • Depth of Field
      • Composition
      • Genres >
        • Abstract
        • Animals
        • Environmental
        • Motion
        • Nature & Landscape
        • Photojournalism
        • Portraits
        • Still Life
      • Photoshop >
        • Masking
        • Blending Images and Text
        • Photomontage
        • Duotone
        • Symmetrical Designs
      • Research Topics >
        • Early Photographic Inventions
        • Cameraless Photography
        • Modernism
        • Cross-Cultural Explorations
        • Women of Vision
        • Photographer Quotes
        • Careers
  • Yearbook
    • Topics in Yearbook >
      • Introduction to Yearbook >
        • Yearbook Vocabulary
        • Yearbook Staff Positions
      • Yearbook Photography
      • Theme, Voice, Coverage
      • Yearbook Design
      • Yearbook Writing
    • Creator Studio
    • Photo Sharing
  • STEAM
    • TOPICS in STEAM >
      • Functions in Art & Design
      • Elements and Principles
      • Gestalt
      • Visual Hierarchy
      • Illustrator
      • Design History >
        • Monument Design
      • STEAM Research
      • STEAM Challenges
    • TIL@FXC
  • Engineering
    • TOPICS in Engineering >
      • Design Phase 1
      • Design Phase 2
      • Design Phases 3-5
      • Engineering Vocabulary
    • Project Partners
    • EPICS@FXC
    • STEM@FXC >
      • Engineering Olympics
  • Get Inspired
    • Research Links >
      • Art Criticism
      • Themes & Artists
      • History of Visual Arts
    • Mind Mapping
    • Artist Statements
    • Poetry Festival
  • Get Involved