![]() ![]() Try some tests, I've seen that also the blend modes HSL color and Grain merge can be used with good results. LCh color with 100% opacity, but the results may change a lot depending on the brightness of the black and white image in the background. In this case, unfortunately, it is not easy to give advice that always works well. Once you finish coloring, you need to merge down the layer. Below you can see the colored photograph and, on the left, the color layer. Working with the brush layer in LHc color mode,Īllows you to constantly see how the result will be, you just need to do some tests to understand how to proceed. I changed the opacity setting of the brush when I needed to keep colors desaturatedĪs you can see from the image below, when you color a black and white photograph you don't need to be too precise.I colored only where it was needed, some spots like windows or white houses have been avoided.I've often changed color, avoiding to make too many near details of the same color.When necessary, I helped myself with a selection to avoid coloring out of the borders (to learn more about this topic, read our Gimp tutorial about selections).I've set a brush with very large size and first I colored the big parts (sky and floor) and then I moved on to the details, gradually shrinking the brush.The first one part of this tutorial before proceeding.įor the painting process, proceed as you feel more comfortable, I have done in this way: If you don't know what are and how Gimp brushes work you should read As already mentioned, I used the colors of the two photographs as an inspiration. Later we'll evaluate which opacity value use before merge down the layer.Īt this point we just need to set a brush and start coloring the image. Ok when you have to choose the new layer properties.īefore begin to coloring, set the blending method of the new layer as LCh Color, at the moment we can leave the opacity at 100%, Default settings are perfect, so simply press ![]() ![]() If you can't find it) then click Right Mouse button and choose New Layer. Next step is to create a new blank layer: place your cursor on the Layer window, (press Ctrl+L In our case this step has been ignored since there There are many different ways to do it, but the easiest is to open the menu Colors → Brightness-Contrast.Īnd set the Brightness to -10, or any other negative value you want. The photo should be completely restored before proceeding.īecause of the method we are going to use, it is necessary to be sure that there isn't any completely white part in the photograph, so let's go toĮliminate pure whites. Let's go back to the photo we want to color: the image of Stuttgart. Too approximate, consider the photos you'll see as the minimum of the detail necessary to obtain a decent result, not as a goal.Ĭontinues after the ad. Actually the examples that you'll see in this tutorial are absolutely Including jewelry, machine handles, flower petals, people's clothes, background details etc. I want to repeat: coloring is a precision work and the quality of the result will be proportionate to the time you'll dedicated to it. Once we've decided which colors to use, we will apply the colors to each poart of the photograph, but before proceeding on the "how to", Stuttgart, Marktplatz um 1845, Wikimedia Marktplatz in Stuttgart, Wikimedia In my case, after a search on the internet, I found these two images under creative common license that I'll use as reference: The most used colors in that era for clothes and decorations. In your case, if you are working, as example, on a family photo, it could be a good idea to search for colored images of the same years, to identify Stuttgart market, downloaded from the website In my case I decided to use a photograph without copyright of the The original colors of a dress or a furniture, so I recommend you to use Google to search for an inspiration before decide which color use for a particular object. In black and white photographs it is impossible to guess The first step to colorize a black and white photograph with Gimp is to find a correct color palette. Old photo, because to have a good result it is advisable to start from the best possible foundations.īefore apply colors After colorize with Gimp This tutorial has been created as an integration to this tutorial for restoring an Before preoceeding consider that coloring a photograph with Gimp couldīe a long and tedious work if you want to have a good result, so consider to use a photograph that worth the time you'll have to devote to it. In this tutorial for Gimp we'll see how to turn an old black and white photo into a color photo. Tutorial: colorize a black and white photo Guide for Gimp on how to add colors to a monochrome image with brushes, with a tecnique called Colorize. ![]()
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