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elwoodsusanm

elwoodsusanm

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Where can I find this in Photoshop Elements 5? I can't for the life of me see it anywhere!:lol:
 
I'm pretty sure you actually can't do masks in Elements, only in the full version of Photoshop
 
Yup, almost certainly. Thats one of the beauties of Photoshop / Elements - there are a hundred and one ways of achieving the same end result :)

What exactly are you trying to achieve? Rest assured there will be a way of doing it, but knowing what you're trying to do will make it easier to help ;)
 
I want to turn a coloured photo B & W (which is no problem) I then want a coloured object from the photo to stand out. Shall we say bridegroom in B&W his flower in red. I can do this with magnetic lasso tool but I want to be more accurate with the fine details.:)
 
There are lots of ways of doing that but the easiest is this:

Copy the background layer, make sure it is at the top of the layer stack and convert it to B&W using whatever method you prefer. Then simply erase the areas from the top layer (B&W) that you want to show in colour :) Make sure you zoom in BIG when you're erasing for greater accuracy :thumbs:
 
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