selection tool. This image is from Pixabay
Step 1
Open your image in Photoshop using CTRL + O
Step 2
Go to the New Fill or Adjustment Layer icon. It is at the bottom part of the layer panel. When we use the adjustment layer here, the effect is non destructive.
Step 3
From the filters that appears, chose Black and White. Once you do this, Photoshop converts our image to black and white. It also creates a new layer above our picture with name Black and White
Step 4
One the Black and White layer comes up, you will see a dialog box that appears. It has sliders with Reds, Yellows, Greens (Primary colors), Cyans, Blues and Magentas (Secondary colors). It will help us to change how our Black and White effect appears. You can drag the sliders to increase or decrease the intensity of any color. The model in my picture is in red, so I will slide my Reds to make it brighter or deeper.
You can also use the Auto option. This will enable Photoshop to use its capability to determine the best combination to use.
Step 5
Select your Brush tool. If you check the layer Black and White that was created after applying the adjustment filter, you will see a layer mask. It is white in color. Make sure it is selected
Go to your Brush Tool in the tool panel
Chose a soft round brush. To do this, right click inside your document or click on the icon below. A soft brush has the hardness at 0
Step 6
The brush will assume the foreground color while using it. The default color is white as foreground and black as background. If you changed it, you can revert to default by pressing letter D. To swap between the foreground and background colors, press letter X. Make foreground color black.
Step 7
With your soft brush selected, start painting over the image. Make sure your layer mask is the layer you are painting over. You will notice that the black color appearing on the white layer mask. It is your painting. Also make sure you are painting only the parts you want the color to show. The rest of the image will be in Black and White
Decrease the size of the brush while painting around the edges in an image or inside small areas. Use [ or ] to increase or decrease brush sizes
Hold SHIFT key and press [ to make your brush softer or ] to make your brush harder
Use CTRL (command for Mac) + SPACEBAR to zoom in while painting. To zoom out, hold ALT ( OPTION for Mac) + SPACEBAR to zoom out.
Use Eraser (Letter E) to clean up when you make mistake or paint wrongly.
The final work after painting
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