adding colors to photos
1. Open up your image and check Image-> Mode to see that RGB is selected in the menu.
2. Now, go to QuickMask Mode by pressing Q -- Make sure that "QuickMask Options" (see button on main toolbar) are set to Selected Areas. Use the Paintbrush to fill in the the first area you wish to colorize (should appear in red)... i.e. paint in the face, neck, arms, hands, etc. in preparation for coloring it with a flesh tone (see below example).
3. Go back to Standard Mode by pressing Q and a selection should now be around the area you filled in with the Paintbrush. You will probably want to save these selections for future editing (Select-> Save Selection).
4. Next, click on the black arrow at the top of the layer palette and choose "New Adjustment Layer". In the resulting box, choose Color Balance and set the opacity to somewhere between 50-70% (depending on how much of the original background detail to show through). Adjust the slider to get the color tone you want.
5. When you have the color you want for that area, repeat the whole process over again for the other spots that need colorizing. There you have it... from black-and-white or faded, to full color!
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