Hand Colouring a Black and White Photo

I started with a colour photo.

Original

Remove colour by, either:

Image>Adjustments>Gradient Map>Black to White

b/w

Or, another way to remove colour is by:

Enhance>Adjust Colour>Remove Colour

I find this one more grey than b/w

• Add a plain New Layer above the photo
• Use Blend Mode: Colour
• Paint with orange paintbrush

100% opacity

Here's what it looks like with a reduced opacity:

70% opacity

Of course, I just had to posterize it.


I just love posterizing!