PS Tutorial: Color Masking on Photos

One of my favorite photo editing method is color masking. It is used if you want a color to stand out in a photo. So if you don't get what I mean. I mean like this:

 STEPS IN COLOR MASKING
1. Open Photoshop. Open your photo. Duplicate the background layer by pressing "Ctrl + J".

 2. After duplicating the photo, desaturate it by pressing "Ctrl + Shift + U". Decide on what part of the photo you want to colorize.

3. While the Background Copy is selected, click the rectangle with a circle at the center icon below the Layers Palette. Then using a soft round brush tool, brush the surfaces that you want to colorize. Be sure that the foreground color is black before brushing.

4. The original colors should appear while brushing the photo.

 5. When you're done, you can add other effects on your photo. You can set focus by blurring some parts. Adjust the brightness and contrast or add sharpness. Flatten your image and that's it!

Very easy, isn't it? Here are two of my other works and commissions where I used color masking.

Did you learn something from this tutorial? Post a comment below! You can also hire me, if you like the last two photos above. Contact me. My details are on the left sidebar. Thanks!