Combine a Color and Black & White Image

Use Masks, Grayscale, Desaturation

Create a Black and White Composition with a Splash of Color

Image by Jacci Howard Bear

• Create a Copy/Duplicate of an image
• Create and work with selection masks
• Convert an image to grayscale and RGB
• Desaturate an image
• Combine two images

In addition to the grayscale and desaturation methods described in this tutorial, you can experiment with other conversion methods to obtain the B&W portion of your image.

• Use Masks, Grayscale, Desaturation
• Method 1 - Convert a Duplicate to Grayscale
• Method 1 - Select/Mask the Desired Color Portion of Your Image
• Method 1 - Combine the Color Image and Grayscale Selection
• Method 2 - Mask the Portion of Your Image You Want in Color
• Method 2 - Desaturate the Unmasked Portion of the Image