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Method 2 - Desaturate the Unmasked Portion of the Image

Desaturate the Unmasked Portion

Desaturate the Unmasked Portion

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With the mask in place protecting the part you want in color, desaturate your image. The masked portion (in this case, the can of soda) will remain in color.

Corel Photo-Paint: Image > Adjust > Desaturate
Adobe Photoshop: Image > Adjust > Desaturate
Adobe Photoshop Elements: Enhance > Adjust Color > Remove Color
Jasc Paint Shop Pro: Hue/Saturation > Set Lightness to "0" > Set Saturation to "-100"

Either of these techniques will arrive at your final destination, namely a composite Color/B&W (grayscale) image. Do any other manipulations you care to make then, if the image is destined for print, convert to CMYK before placing the image in your page layout program.

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