How do I make everything black and white with just one object in color? - Editing Geeks most recent 30 from http://www.editinggeeks.com 2010-07-30T13:20:16Z http://www.editinggeeks.com/feeds/question/37 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/37/how-do-i-make-everything-black-and-white-with-just-one-object-in-color How do I make everything black and white with just one object in color? scraper 2009-10-22T19:14:07Z 2010-07-16T21:23:06Z <p>I have a picture with a person standing on the road. I want to make the background black &amp; white but have the person in color.</p> http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/37/how-do-i-make-everything-black-and-white-with-just-one-object-in-color/38#38 Answer by Larry for How do I make everything black and white with just one object in color? Larry 2009-10-23T12:01:02Z 2009-10-23T12:01:02Z <ol> <li>Open your picture</li> <li>Press Ctrl+J key to duplicate the layer</li> <li>Select the new layer and press Ctrl + Shift + U to turn the layer black and white</li> <li>Select the eraser tool and, on the B/W layer, erase the areas where you want color</li> </ol>