Selective Color - Photoshop Contest [96 entries]

Make an image in black and white, then select something in your image and put colour into it.
You can only color ONE thing. For example, color only a flower, only the sky, only the grass, only a line on the road, etc...
The thing you give color has to be mentioned as one word in the description or the title.

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30 Comments:

solkee: Good luck to the mod doing this contest, hopefully it won't be anywhere near as big a contest as last time. (2 years and 238 days ago)

yahidithmonnalisa: hmmm, i'm a bit confused...is it to turn an image to black and white and add color to one thing, or can we make a chop and then color one thing? (2 years and 238 days ago)

Akassa: I think you can do both as long as you select one color (2 years and 237 days ago)

ponti55: Already 17 entries.. jeez.. good luck Mods :-P (2 years and 237 days ago)

Keiley22: maybe we should only be allowed to enter 1 entry, s/c is very easy and i think rather than just go and colour something we should try and be original.... i dont know lol (2 years and 237 days ago)

Akassa: Nearly 30 entries already lol this contest will end with really many entries (2 years and 237 days ago)

Contest Moderator: Entries without sources, copyrighted images or wrong links will be kicked out automatically (2 years and 236 days ago)

vinshine: @Akassa, yeah u r right, even last time there were 252 entries..

hope to see more this time.. (2 years and 236 days ago)

luthau: oh man... there's so many entries... look like it gonna explode!

(2 years and 236 days ago)

solkee: Vinshine, there were actually 350+ entries submitted but 100+ were remoevd for source issues (2 years and 236 days ago)

Keiley22: I have to say, i love s/c contests but theres not much originality going on.... all the objects and photos in the world and in every s/c contest ive been in people do flowers and eyes lol (2 years and 236 days ago)

Akassa: What? 252 entries, u joking? LOOL i don't wanna imagine the time ppl wasted to vote on all that t.t (2 years and 236 days ago)

solkee: Vote? Imagine modding it then. (2 years and 236 days ago)

nehayash: the contest goal is too confusing,it says "selective colour" and asks for "selective object" wid multiple colours.I see most of the entries have multiple colours (2 years and 236 days ago)

Keiley22: selective colour to me means one colour, if you use more than one colour then its not being selective is it lol (2 years and 235 days ago)

billyboy: Yeah, remember, even the contest comments were moved on the forum, it was a huge cirkus. (2 years and 235 days ago)

elficho: can we create scenes in ps with multiple sources and THEN do selective color, or does it have to be only one source photo?? (2 years and 234 days ago)

elficho: also, if i decide to isolate one's clothes, does that include hats and shoes, but of the same color? (2 years and 234 days ago)

slain4ever: "The thing you give color has to be mentioned as one word in the description or the title." Wow most people didn't follow that instruction (2 years and 234 days ago)

Keiley22: i think when it comes down to it the name isnt what we vote on but the picture we create

(2 years and 234 days ago)

vinshine: well its really hard to think about voting in this contest... and to gain votepower in this contest is really really tough. (2 years and 234 days ago)

Keiley22: im just bringing it up so the thumnails are visible and picking the 7 i want to place, but not till last few hours of voting

(2 years and 233 days ago)

Akassa: Oh dear i'm gonna have a abd time voting no this contest t.t (2 years and 233 days ago)

ponti55: I'd like to see an answer to Elficho's question.. can we make a manipulation, then do selective color? (2 years and 232 days ago)

elficho: i think this is more of a "who'll find a better stock photo" then it is a "who's better at photoshopping" contest... (2 years and 232 days ago)

ReapRevenge: Ponti the answer is "yes" (2 years and 232 days ago)

RickLaMesa: elficho...you are absolutely correct (2 years and 232 days ago)

Keiley22: i must admit, i was expecting alot more photoshop work, ad created images as opposed to snap shots

(2 years and 231 days ago)

k5683: this is going to be hard to vote at the last hour

I need to see the outlines of them all to be able to tell how everyone did.....and I really don't think I'll have enough time. lol

(2 years and 229 days ago)

Keiley22: well i just voted and i bet my vote power goes wacky now lol (2 years and 229 days ago)

96 entries submitted in this contest:

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Grub - created by madamemonty

Votes: 308

Favs: 1

SBS: 5

Hi: yes

Rank: 1/96

Score: 61.9%

6521 views

My own photo. (2 years and 237 days ago)

22 Comments

Grub

lchappell says:

great one, this picture has fantastic depth Reply »

(2 years and 237 days ago)

CMYK46 says:

Good image choice, nice crop! Background might be just a tad lighter...
PS: Author, it's a caterpillar, not a grub, and if you don't mind, could you PM me and tell me what it's feeding on, if you know? I don't think I've ever seen that plant, and I'm sort of an amateur plant/insect freak. Reply »

(2 years and 237 days ago)

ponti55 says:

A great image to work with.. very nicely done Reply »

(2 years and 237 days ago)

Keiley22 says:

this is pretty, i like the photo choice and the detail in the grub is lovely. goodluck author. Reply »

(2 years and 237 days ago)

downoffthedragon says:

Mmmm. Tastey protein. Reply »

(2 years and 237 days ago)

Akassa says:

Looks really good, great job! Reply »

(2 years and 237 days ago)

author says:

Thanks everyone, CMYK I don't know what it was feeding on, the plant looked like a weed to me and yes, it's a caterpillar from a Monarch butterfly

EDIT: I just found this for you CMYK, it's commonly called a swan bush or balloon cotton bush or a heap of other things.
http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/potd/2007/11/gomphocarpus_physocarpus.php Reply »

(2 years and 237 days ago)

loopyluv says:

Wonderful choice... Reply »

(2 years and 235 days ago)

sparklen says:

Could have used a levels enhancement but a GREAT image all the same. I love it. Reply »

(2 years and 234 days ago)

cabldawg71 says:

This is good Reply »

(2 years and 229 days ago)

gitsadr says:

u should be a photographer nice shot
edit: i should have guessed it was u , from the old pxl i remember something that i seen and i marked u Reply »

(2 years and 228 days ago)

Lelaina says:

Congrats for your first place, Megan! Reply »

(2 years and 228 days ago)

isoflow says:

Congratulations for your first place! Reply »

(2 years and 228 days ago)

RichieMB says:

Congratulations for 1st Reply »

(2 years and 228 days ago)

Maja12 says:

Congrats Megan! Reply »

(2 years and 228 days ago)

pixelkid says:

Madamemonty...this was a beautiful entry! Congrats and well deserved! Reply »

(2 years and 228 days ago)

nishagandhi says:

congrats Reply »

(2 years and 228 days ago)

vinshine says:

cute pic., Congrats for First place.. Reply »

(2 years and 228 days ago)

mqtrf says:

Congrats, awesome shot and good job Reply »

(2 years and 227 days ago)

chakra1985 says:

Congrats Reply »

(2 years and 227 days ago)

spaceranger says:

Congrats!! Tough competition...very well done!! Reply »

(2 years and 227 days ago)

author says:

Thanks everyone Reply »

(2 years and 227 days ago)

Bloody Red - created by vinshine

Votes: 293

Favs: 3

SBS: n/a

Hi: n/a

Rank: 2/96

Score: 61.2%

7380 views

Thanks to UrDisaster for the beautiful pic. (2 years and 236 days ago)

1 Source:

1: Credits to UrDisaster - sxc.hu

15 Comments

Bloody, Red

The Bleeding Plant - created by ReapRevenge

Votes: 340

Favs: 3

SBS: n/a

Hi: yes

Rank: 3/96

Score: 61.2%

8056 views

I gave it this title cos thats what i see :D

First of all I made a duplicate layer of the bush then used turned it black and white !!
Then made a layer mask ,I used a normal solid brush and painted the rain drops out on the black and white image to reveal the coloured image under it .
Once I had done that i selected the mask layer (Ctrl+click) then went to select >inverse ,then select>modify>feather for 2 next select>modify>contract for 1
(2 years and 237 days ago)

1 Source:

1: Thank you davidplex

14 Comments

The, Bleeding, Plant

Pumpkin Load - created by donh

Votes: 287

Favs: 0

SBS: 1

Hi: yes

Rank: 4/96

Score: 60.4%

6745 views

Used my own picture (2 years and 234 days ago)

9 Comments

Pumpkin, Load

Reality - created by caporegime

Votes: 312

Favs: 2

SBS: 15

Hi: yes

Rank: 5/96

Score: 59.7%

6284 views

Special thanks to Binababy12 of sxc.hu for the girl source.i have notified the author. (2 years and 234 days ago)

3 Sources:

10 Comments

Reality

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Selective Color - Photoshop Contest [96 entries]

Grub - created by madamemonty

Bloody Red - created by vinshine

The Bleeding Plant - created by ReapRevenge

Pumpkin Load - created by donh

Reality - created by caporegime

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