This is a fun little trick that I love to use. And it's really really easy! Which is definitely a plus.
First head to PicMonkey and open up the picture you want to edit.
In this example the picture that I've chosen to edit has already had some other things done to it, just FYI. Anyway, if the picture is ready to be changed to black and white, click on the Effects tab, and all the wonderful PicMonkey effects will appear.
Click on Black and White, and the black and white tool box will open and another toolbox will appear by the image. The paint tool box is what will allow you to change selected parts of the picture back to color. See the two arrows I've drawn so beautifully below? If the effect box is blue, you will be painting in with the black and white effect. To make sure you will be painting with the original, make sure the original box is blue.
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You can adjust the brush size as you see fit and also can zoom in using that little ball rolly thing on your mouse or if you look in the picture below you can see that little part I've circled. Click on that and it will allow you to zoom in closer as well. Also sorry I don't know the proper name for that little rolly thing on the mouse. . . do you?
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Also see how I've made the brush bigger? I can use the bigger brush as I'm painting in the middle of the flower, when I'm not worried about going out of the edges of the flower. As I get closer to the outside of the flower, I'll make my brush smaller and also zoom in even more.
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You can also adjust the brush hardness and the brush strength. I usually just keep the hardness pretty close to the left and the brush strength at full strength.
If you accidentally mess up and paint some of the original where you still wanted it to be black and white, no worries. Just change the paint tool box to have the effect part in blue, and then you will be painting with the effect. So you can just paint back over where you messed up.
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When you're satisfied with the look of your image, just hit apply.
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Save your image (I always save it with a different name so I'll still have the original on my computer) and you're done!
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After:
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And yes I realize that her face is out of focus and that the flower is in focus. It was not on purpose. But then I liked it :)
I've also used this trick for these pictures:
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You can have a lot of fun with it!
Also, we are affiliates with PicMonkey, so if you happen to sign up for the Royaleservice using these links, well that would be pretty awesome.
And also I did these pictures while I was signed in to my Royale account, but the black and white feature on PicMonkey is FREE! And another cool thing is that you can use these same techniques when you use most of the PicMonkey filters. So head over there and play around! Just make sure you have nothing else on the agenda for today. . . because you might get sucked in for hours. . .
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Click on Black and White, and the black and white tool box will open and another toolbox will appear by the image. The paint tool box is what will allow you to change selected parts of the picture back to color. See the two arrows I've drawn so beautifully below? If the effect box is blue, you will be painting in with the black and white effect. To make sure you will be painting with the original, make sure the original box is blue.
You can adjust the brush size as you see fit and also can zoom in using that little ball rolly thing on your mouse or if you look in the picture below you can see that little part I've circled. Click on that and it will allow you to zoom in closer as well. Also sorry I don't know the proper name for that little rolly thing on the mouse. . . do you?
Also see how I've made the brush bigger? I can use the bigger brush as I'm painting in the middle of the flower, when I'm not worried about going out of the edges of the flower. As I get closer to the outside of the flower, I'll make my brush smaller and also zoom in even more.
You can also adjust the brush hardness and the brush strength. I usually just keep the hardness pretty close to the left and the brush strength at full strength.
If you accidentally mess up and paint some of the original where you still wanted it to be black and white, no worries. Just change the paint tool box to have the effect part in blue, and then you will be painting with the effect. So you can just paint back over where you messed up.
When you're satisfied with the look of your image, just hit apply.
Save your image (I always save it with a different name so I'll still have the original on my computer) and you're done!
Before:
After:
I've also used this trick for these pictures:
You can have a lot of fun with it!
Also, we are affiliates with PicMonkey, so if you happen to sign up for the Royaleservice using these links, well that would be pretty awesome.
And also I did these pictures while I was signed in to my Royale account, but the black and white feature on PicMonkey is FREE! And another cool thing is that you can use these same techniques when you use most of the PicMonkey filters. So head over there and play around! Just make sure you have nothing else on the agenda for today. . . because you might get sucked in for hours. . .
