Help needed to show one colour in B&W images

[Chris Sykes]

Hi, im hoping someone knows how to do this, what im looking for is to have a B&W image that shows red with it... So it is mainly B&W with hints of red where they show in the original image. Can anyone help me with this? Im using Coral Paint Shop Pro Photo x2 Ultimate...

[DaveB]

Hi Chris..

The way I'd do it in Photoshop is to add a B&W layer/mask then cut out the necessary bits to show colour. I'm sure Coral Paint Shop Pro Photo x2 Ultimate will be able to do the same/similar.. anything with a name that long should be able to ;-) There are other ways you could do it.. there always are

ATB

DaveB :tab:

[Chris Sykes]

I did find that way, but wasnt sure if there was a filter or something...

[DaveB]

You should be able to add a diffuser filter to the cut out area rather than have stark, sharp edges Chris ;-) I've not done this for so long.. it's making my head hurt thinking about it

ATB

DaveB :tab:

[SkippyBing]

Not sure about Corel Phto Shop to the Max X2, but in Photo Shop you can select areas of matching colour (with a given tolerance). I'd use that to make up a selection area consisting of all the red, maybe with a bit of feathering, copy the selection to a new layer and then change the original image to black and white, with the red on top.