How would I make everything but the eyes in a photo black and white?

Open your photo. 

Open your object docker. CTRL F7

Create an Object Lens by looking at the bottom of the docker and selecting  the New Lens Icon and then select Black and White from the dialog that pops up. Hit OK. Adjust your colors to taste. Hit OK.

You will notice that a new lens appears above your background object. Make sure the Mask Thumbnail (The White Box next to the words "Black and White...") is selected. It turns red when selected.

Fill the mask with Black by using the Fill tool (F) with black selected as the fill color (default) and clicking on your picture. The Mask thumbnail turns black.

Select White as the paint tool. Using the Paint Brush (P) Paint over the eyes on your picture. You can feather, apply transparency or change the size of your brush stroke to make your effect as subtle as you like. If you make a mistake, paint back on the mask with black.

 I do not see Black and White in teh dialog that pops up?

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Hi Rikk,

I think you are overworked at the moment, you just described how to keep the image in colour and make the eyes greyscale.  :-)

Once the Black and White Lens has been applied - simply paint onto the lens with black paint where the eyes are. Apply a slight guassian blur to the lens if necessary. Btw, I know you do this stuff in your sleep Rikk, that is why I joked about you being overworked.

Best regards,
Brian. 

Another down & dirty, quick & easy option, that you can do right in Draw............

Make a duplicate of your photo, right on top of the original.

Convert the duplicate to Greyscale.

Select the eraser tool and erase the areas where you want color.

(Not very professional.........but will work in a pinch) 

For a down & dirty, that turned out pretty good and done with a very simple method, too.

hi Diane,

This is the method I would use too.

To clarify for some beginners, I'd destaurate the top object. Adjust | destaturate

Converting to greyscale... maybe confusing since user might convert the whole file to greyscale by changing color model.

ColorYourWorld:

Make a duplicate of your photo, right on top of the original.

Convert the duplicate to Greyscale.

 

LOL, thanks Hugh. I appreciate the compliment.

I know a little about Draw, but when it comes to PP, I'm completely lost.

Rikk, in my mind, is the definitive expert.........as someone just stated, he can probably work with his eyes closed and produce a masterpiece.

I think the problem is, that in order for that little trick to work,  you wind up with 2 bitmaps and people get edgy with the file size.

But, if that doesn't throw a kink into your project, it is an easy....and actually fun way, to add a little color.

 

 

 

ColorYourWorld:

Rikk, in my mind, is the definitive expert.........

 

 

Except that he gave directions to do it backwards.  I gotta slow down when I do these instruction sets!

As for two bitmaps, whether you use two bitmaps on two separate objects, an object lens with a an object lens mask or two bitmaps in draw, your impact is very similiar in memory.

Well, there you go, Jeff. Thanks for the clarification.

I warned you guys that I just hobble along with rasters. <smile> 

wrote in message news:35316@coreldraw.com...
> Another down & dirty, quick & easy option, that you can do right in
> Draw............
>
> Make a duplicate of your photo, right on top of the original.
>
> Convert the duplicate to Greyscale.

Rarely is converting a bitmap/photo to Greyscale a good answer, IMO. By
converting to greyscale, you're taking the 3 greyscale channels of R, G, and
B, and averageing the 3.... thereby deleting 2/3 of the available data in
the file that you can work with.

wrote in message news:35323@coreldraw.com...
> hi Diane,
>
> This is the method I would use too.
>
> To clarify for some beginners, I'd destaurate the top object. Adjust |
> destaturate
>
> Converting to greyscale... maybe confusing since user might convert the
> whole file to greyscale by changing color model.
>
> ColorYourWorld:Make a duplicate of your photo, right on top of the
> original.
>
> Convert the duplicate to Greyscale.

Just a caveat... desaturating or converting to greyscale throws out 2/3 of
the available data in the channels that you can work with and will give you
pretty "flat" looking greyscale values.

Hunter:

You mean like my avatar? 

How about doing it this way?

Change the picture to 8 bit greyscale (The original file must be saved)

convert it back to RGB

select clone tool > From Saved and drag it with desired brush settings on the areas to get those in earlier colours.

ColorYourWorld:

Another down & dirty, quick & easy option,