Hand coloured Holga images

These images were taken in black and white with a Holga film camera.
Negatives were scanned and hand coloured in photoshop.

Hand colouring with Photoshop

There are several ways to simulate hand colouring of black and white images using Photoshop, so I have been using different methods to see which is best. 

Conclusion - depends on the subject and the image.

Method 1

Starting with a black and white image.

Add a new layer

Set the MODE to COLOR

Pick a oft paintbrush

Make sure the BRUSH is set to COLOR

Set the opacity to around 60%

Pick a color and brush on the layer

These lilies started life as a pinhole b&W film image and were hand coloured on Photoshop using this method.

Method 2

Starting with a colour photo

Open the color version

MODE - Adjust_ Desaturate (or better - select a B&W adjustment layer if you have a later version of PS)

Use the History Brush on the adjustment layer to restore the colour

OR create a layer mask and pant with black on the layer mask.

These were done using that method

Hand coloured black and white

Before

After

Pinhole image printed on matt paper, hand coloured with Marshall Oil paints.

Another Photomedia assignment.