Pro Photo Colorizing with GIMP

Obtain techniques for adding color to black and white or monochrome photographic images using GIMP. In this book you'll also learn to create a hand-tinted effect to add an element of antiquity. Pro Photo Colorizing with GIMP also teaches techniques that enable you to selectively colorize images, mixing black and white with color. There are also tips to go the opposite way: converting color images into black and white (there's more to it than just removing color).

Written with both beginning and experienced GIMP users in mind, Pro Photo Colorizing with GIMP shows you how to colorize black and white images to achieve a high degree of realism.

What You'll Learn 

Gain a basic overview of the GIMP workspace, tools, color palettes, layers, and layer masks Learn how to make the proper tonal adjustments to black and white images before starting the colorizing processComplete simple colorizing exercises for beginnersand progress to more advanced colorizing techniquesColorize skin, teeth, hair, and eyesCreate a nostalgic hand-tinted look and selectively colorize (mixing color with black and white) to create interesting imagesUse textures and patterns to create artistic colorized imagesProperly convert color images into black and whiteColorize black and white portraits, and re-colorize old faded color portraitsWho This Book Is For

GIMP users (but users of other photo editing software packages can benefit as well). It is especially useful for those who edit photographs, restore old photographs, or those who want to apply colorizing techniques for artistic effect.