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Post-processing: Color Separation

Workflow

1. Open the photo that you want to process.

2. Create a new layer, using Layer->New Adjustment Layer->Black & White

3. Make sure that your Foreground Color is Black. Zoom in to the subject you want to "colorize".

4. Select a solid Brush in the Tools Palette, and start revealing the color of the area. Use a smaller brush for the edges.

5. Once you have revealed the colored area, go to Layer->Flatten Image. Save your completed image and for this example, it will look like this: