A Color Poppin’ Good Time!
Have you ever flipped through the pages of your
newest scrap magazine and wondered how they get
one item to pop with color and the rest of the
photo remain black and white? Wonder no more!
(Spins out of the barista apron and into a
billowing cape) Hybrid Heroine to the rescue!
I LOVE
seeing color pop from photos. It draws you in
and puts that extra “punch” on a part of a photo
you want to focus on. It can tell its own
story, or add to the one you are telling in your
journaling.
The following simple steps will help you tell
that story and make your page POP!
1. Open your photo in your favorite editing
program (I am using Adobe Photoshop Elements
5.0). Create a duplicate layer (Layer >
Duplicate Layer) of your background image.
2. Target your background copy and
convert it to black and white. (In PSE, Enhance
> Convert to Black and White). You may want to
increase the contrast of your photo, depending
on the clarity. (In PSE, Enhance > Adjust
Lighting > move the slider to the appropriate
contrast.)
3. Select your eraser tool from the sidebar
menu (looks like a big pink block). Begin
erasing the part of the photo you want to “pop”
with color. Make sure that you are still in the
background COPY and not the actual background.
I find that zooming way in on the photo helps a
lot with getting small corners/spaces.
Remember, if you make a mistake, you can always
Ctrl-Z to delete your last step.
4. Print your photo and adhere to your next
layout! Check out how well the “pop” works with
my “Warcraft Widow” layout below!
Make sure to send me those POPPIN' layouts! I
would LOVE to see your creations!
-Wonder Woman, over and out!
