can someone teach me how to do this effect please?

[myx]

hi, i'm a newbie n i would love to learn how to do this effect. thanks

http://www.krimsonline.be/2009/02/28/yellow-angel/

[jev]

What software do you use for postprocessing?

There are several ways to do this, but here's mine (works in PhotoShop, PaintShop Pro and GiMP):
1) Duplicate the backgroundlayer
2) Convert the duplicated layer to B/W
3) Add a mask on the new layer
4) Paint (on the later mask!) everything black that you want to return to color and paint everything you want in B/W white (or vice versa, I never remember which is which)
5) Flatten your image
Voila!

[myx]

thanks... will try it... hopefully i succeed..

[umajo]

ues thats right, black to show the color and white hides it

[myx]

thanks umajo

[matilda]

ooh this is very helpful.

I'm glad a had a sticky beak, i will try it out