In this tutorial we will learn how to give a digital makeover to a black and white photo to get an awesome result. We’ll be using some pretty simply techniques to get beautiful results. So before we start we’ll need a nice black and white image, I’m using this one.

Preview:-

Step 1:-

Create a new file with 600px width and 900px height.

Step 2:-

Now open the girl image and paste it on our main file.

Step 3:-

Create a new layer by clicking layer>New> layer. Then select “Soft round brush” with 80px size. And change the foreground color to # a67c52. Now use it on the skin area.

Step 4:-

Now we need to change the blend mode. So click layer> Layer style> Blending options. And then change the blending mode to “color”.

Step 5:-

Now select the Eraser tool and remove the color from her eyes, teeth and dress.

Step 6:-

Now change the foreground color to # c3030a. And then again select the soft brush and use it on her lips.

Step 7:-

Now change the blending mode of the layer to “Soft light”. And then remove the color from her teeth using eraser tool.

Step 8:-

Select the “Soft round brush” and foreground color # ff0000. Use it on her cheeks. Then reduce the opacity to 10%.

Step 9:-

Now for her eye-shadow use color # e18a23 and blending mode should be “Soft light”. Then reduce the opacity of the layer to 50%.

Step 10:-

Now select “Hard round brush” and use it on her belt. With foreground color # 463408 and blending mode “Color”.

Now we are done. Let’s have a look at our final result.