Colorize Black and White with Realism in Photoshop

The Most Realistic Way to Colorize Black and White Images and Create Natural Skin Tones in Photoshop! Using Color Palettes, in this tutorial, we will learn how to mimic the colors from real skin and apply it to our image.
Also, we will learn how to use the Hue/Saturation adjustment Layer along with Blend-If to apply a natural color all throughout the image. Hope this tutorial helps. Thank you for watching :)
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[@gobias_]

It kinda upset me when you said your skin tone wasn't nice. You're such a good dude. Please don't say negative things about yourself. There's nothing at all wrong with your skintone. I get that that is a sensitive issue in India and I don't know much about that. But love yourself, man.

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[@GroundCRow]

Thank you for saying that!

[@neon-kitty]

I thought he just meant that his skin tone wasn't what, in the West, is often referred to as "skin colour" when it comes to paints/art supplies.

[@janarohde6732]

Indians, Arabs, South Europeans and North Africans have a much more healthy and good looking skin color than most northern Europeans. The reddish pinkish skin tones are not only sensitive towards sunlight they also are much likely to get skin cancer and other skin diseases.

[@TerellMyrick]

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[@Ronin760]

I have seen several techniques to convert black and white to color, but this one using a gradient is fantastic. Thanks!

[@samuellyons2495]

I colorized/ restored my dad's old photo using the strategies here. Thank you.

1:10 Getting sample from colored photo 1:45 Getting sample of color dark tone, mid tone, high tone with eyedropper tool. Sample size: "5 by 5 average" pixels. Sample: "All layers" 4:00 Creating "Gradient Map" over "Background" layer and assigning previously sampled colors to "Gradient Map". 6:07 Setting "Gradient Map" layer mode as "Color". 6:35 Adding mask to "Gradient Map" and selecting the mask then painting white with soft brush. 8:00 Other detaily layer and color settings.

[@dunnymonster]

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[@JaredKuvent]

This is such a great, timeless tutorial from an excellent digital artist. I always found that Photo Restoration, which was my introduction to Photoshop in 2001, to be one of the best ways to learn Photoshop, because it forces you to use so many different tools. I appreciate how your video walks through all of the technical steps, pointing out at least 10 new features I've never used before. In addition, you give great tips on the creative side of Photoshop, and obviously have an excellent eye. Considerations like the blood vessels, skin tone tips, single tones for non-skin areas, how and where to to 'get lost in the details', etc are hugely valuable, and not necissarily something that is brought up or stimulated in other video tutorials. Cheers! I'm really looking forward to giving a try.

[@m29matt]

This is BY FAR the best explanation of the B&W -> Color workflow in Photoshop that I've ever seen. So thorough and approachable, and you cover the "why" behind each step which is so important. 11/10!

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[@arit8009]

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[@ridwan9610]

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[@greenarrow1038]

The way you teach is really interesting. And your teaching style is really comforting. Keep teaching. 👌👌

[@MetropolisGrafix]

As a 28-year Photoshop user, I love that there are still so many new techniques I can learn. The use of the gradient for colorizing skin tones was an eye-opener. Thank you for that.

[@justme55ism]

You're honestly amazing. You're helping me loads with my school work.

[@mxbreed20]

Your colorization tutorial was incredibly helpful. I've been a Photoshoper for a long time but never needed to colorize until today. It was a stop and go in the beginning but I completed what I sat out to do with your help. Thank you. By the way I've followed you for at lease 10+ years if not longer. You're a great tutor..Again thanks.

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[@buddymorgan3198]

Im so glad I took the time to do this tutorial! You have a great teaching style! Thank you!

[@ZanStermecki]

I've did something like this a while ago and it turned out amazing! Interesting how we can colorize a picture from the time when colored pictures were still just an imagination

[@aranciii]

I actually sometimes listen to your tutorials without paying too much attention and without having to work at photoshop just because your way of talking is so relaxing

[@manonleblanc2919]

Learning a lot and what I love about your videos is that you don't just DO things and expect people to "copy/paste" the process...you actually explain what this option will do or that blending mode will do or what this or that tool does......Love all your videos. Thank you for posting

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[@Thandidladla]

this is the third tutorial that I am watching from you, and I already feel like I am learning way more than ever before

[@ArtamStudio]

I've been using Photoshop longer than you have been alive, and your colorizing techniques have absolutely blown my mind!

[@rachaelraesilva4459]

Thank you for your help; this was an amazing tutorial! Easy to follow and very well explained. I just finished editing a photo of my maternal grandmother and great-grandmother, and I'm going to give it to my mom for Mother's Day! Thank you again :)

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[@XKyokoSagawaX]

Thank you so much for the grat Tutorial. I'm going to colorize old photos of my family for my parents silver wedding as a present.

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Same goes to me😂

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Your tutorials are so informative and I always learn so much from them. Thank you!

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Unmesh.... you are AWESOME!!! I really love your tutorials, thanks for all the effort!

[@MichelOcampo]

This is the kind of method you will learn in a photoshop class paying hundreds of dollars, what an amazing job of you brother! Keep it up you are awesome. Thank you

[@insta_725]

I don't even learn that in my graphic design school

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Your very helpful and a good teacher. I realize that your doing it slowly so that we can understand it very quickly. I enjoying your videos so far. Thank you very much. 🌻🤓

[@glennracoma7481]

Fantastic tutorial... love how the palette is build and used in it's own layers to paint. Awesome thank you!

[@bh8365]

Amazing tutorials. I watch multiple times for the info to register as much as I can handle. He is a genius.

[@krengas]

Very good video! It will help me on my project with old family photos!

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[@shillout3867]

I Wish all Tutorials were presented so well and clearly understandable !! Good on Yuh Mate from Aussie !!

[@zmedina5079]

You're so good at explaining! It's so simple to color a photo by following your steps. I feel so lucky for finding your channel! Terrific.

[@samgod]

An additional tip: since different colors in real life are affected by ambient lighting, you can bring them all together with a final Photo Filter adjustment layer at the top using either a warm or cool filter to simulate the scene's original color temperature.

[@MrOptimusPrime.]

He did it already as well. Check the final at 17:12 and note at the top left text.

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[@andytomsa1868]

This tutorial really helped me, thank you very much! It is amazing to see someone really taking their time to go through the process. Really appreciate it and all the best, you are a great teacher!

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[@MsDarkside21]

I love your videos, I'm from Brazil, please teach how to make a good color separation to silkscreen process!!!!

[@dudepersonvids]

This is exactly the gradient-based method I've been experimenting with for colorizing skin, because skin has so much variation between the light and shadows. I find using gradient mapping like this is also useful for compositing, etc.

[@ELLPD316]

Pi, you've been my favorite editor, thanks for your help.

[@michal_king478]

Amazing video man. Well explained, simple to understand and I also love that you summarised the process in the end

[@yoyo-im2nb]

I wish u were my teacher at school when i learn and make photos that i show my teacher even he is impressed of how good of technics u show me

[@jpjay1584]

WAIT A SECOND!!!! did you edit the colors in the video? ; )

[@wickheadthered]

this is amazingly fast technique. Good stuff man!

[@photorestorationalc4846]

Thanks your techniques have helped me colour many of my old photos. Keep it up!

[@mrofftopic2802]

Old guy ... reference image: Santa Claus 😂😂😂

[@mixmasala9018]

No computer no Photoshop knowledge no orders to do that no time to do that still watching 😌

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You are an amazing instructor! A lot of these online tutorials leave out simple things or go so fast that you have no idea how they got from A to B. I had to do this for an assignment on 2 badly damaged photos in less than a week and I wouldn't have gotten through it if I hadn't had this tutorial. Subscribed. Thank you!

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your all tutorials are amazing... and in so simple language... thank you so much

[@FranciscVasile]

OMG. I JUST FIND OUT SOMETHING I WANTED TO KNOW FO 10 YEARS NOW. HOW TO DELETE AN ENTIRE PIC BUT LET A CIRCLE INSIDE VISIBLE. CTRL J. DUDE, YOU HAVE A CRATE OF BEERS FROM ME!

[@FreezingFroggie]

Your skin tone is perfect bro, some people will kill for having a tan like that lol

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[@zeltus]

A bit fast-paced for me, but hey, I can pause and replay whenever I want. But excellent, clear narration, good techniques.

[@lovvyr]

I liked this video after watching the first 10 seconds of it

[@GIJoeProductions]

Awesome video! I've always wanted to learn how to colorize, and you make it simple to start at.

[@mcdazz2011]

I've watched a few of your videos today, and they are all excellent, both in terms of knowledge, but the way you explain things. Well done.

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Great video as usual. Aaron Nace must be watching you with interest ;) Would be cool to have you both work on a single piece of work and see what you both come up with.

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@slackbladder69 Absolutely agree with you🙂

[@duuuts]

12:10 "Just here and there..." Reminds me of Bob Ross

[@LaunchPointBand]

Bro! I learn so much from you. Thanks for doing these tutorials.

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Beautiful tutorial! Im totally hooked! 😊🌷

[@gangoorra4524]

When it's 11:39 just ignore the dialog box with Ctrl + J, it's Ctrl + I

[@mrYoshihiro]

11:39 text below is "ctrl+ J" which is wrong =) "ctrl + i" is the one you need to invert the mask

[@ErikSkogOfficial]

He is making a copy of his selected area and applies it on another layer. Ctrl + i just invert the marking like you said. He just had another technique. The description isn't wrong, just his technique.

[@MatsPokkel]

@@ErikSkogOfficial no @yoshiahro is right he says control I to invert but in the screen he put control j, which was a mistake

[@CharliePennell]

Amazing tutorial! It was really informative and this will massively help with my future colourisation edits. Thank you!

[@castlesteelbuildings1520]

Superb video - thanks for upping this!

That image was hi-res and colored to start with, restoring an old photo with few pixels of information is a completely different thing.

[@wueslleg1]

Disagree. No matter Hi-res or old pic, both you have highlights and shadows to work with

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PS MASTER

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[@Salsuero]

Him: "Here we have red, here we have yellow, here we have magenta..." Me: "I see peach, peach, and more peach. 🤷"

[@fb3798]

Trained vs untrained eyes

[@Salsuero]

@@fb3798 The trained eye speaking to the untrained eye using trained eye vision isn't exactly effective. Just saying. I appreciate color specificity. As someone with a long history as a graphic artist, I get that there are more colors than found in a basic crayola box. But there comes a point where too much specificity becomes lost. Having asked many customers which pantone shade they're looking for when they say they want yellow and receiving blank stares and irritated repetitions of meaningless verbal color descriptions... all I'm saying is -- I see peach.

[@fb3798]

@@Salsuero Some tutorials are a bit too advanced for the untrained eye who should stick to more basic stuff. Training your eye takes time and lots of practice

[@Salsuero]

@@fb3798 LOL -- this is KZbin... and not an advanced tutorial. And even a trained eye doesn't necessarily see yellow where he does. Also, you can knock off the superiority complex and condescension. Clearly you belong in the r/whoosh section of the room.

[@fb3798]

@@Salsuero It's also KZbin where you never know someone's ego will get hurt by a comment about a technical topic. Sorry, never intended to hurt your feelings so no need to mock each other about this

[@sizefive]

Your talking very fast. So when the video came up. I click on the little red box at the right. settings came up along with the word speed. clock on that and change to 75%. Now I can keep up with you. And Now I can click on full screen. All your videos are great.

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[@themetabaron]

You can also click on CC (Caption Closed) for subtitles.

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Woah, amazing quality! Fantastic Colours!

[@xerowon3490]

Your voice is really relaxing for some reason, so chill and informative at the same time

[@bobdylancalderon5529]

woah! This is the most effective and easiest tutorial that I watched about colorizing black and white photo, thank you so much :)

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[@marmeecruz6191]

Great tut, as usual! Thanks!

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[@dani_reviews]

Thanks Bro ! Your way of colouring is awesome

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Wow! Incredible. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@catseyes11]

Excellent tutorial! I don't hand out that kind of praise very often because many tutorials whiz through the processes and skip mentioning key steps that are integral to being able to execute the lesson so THANK YOU!

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