:: Rainbow colorize ::



This tutorial will show you how to colorize with a rainbow gradient. I used the default rainbow gradient on Paint Shop Pro. This tutorial assumes you have basic knowledge of psp. Depending on the picture you decide to use, the effects will vary so you have to play around with the settings but it will give you a starting point.

I used this image from Gettyimages:

1. Make a new raster layer and fill with your gradient.

2. In the layer menu, change the blend mode of the gradient filled layer to overlay.

3. Lower the transparency of that layer until it looks good.

4. Variations:

You can make some variations of this depending on the effect you want to have. You can select an area with the freehand selection tool and a high feather (30-40) and then fill with the gradient, and then go on to step 2.

Different gradients will give you different effects.

Here are some examples of what you can end up with:

Original
This is the rainbow gradient from psp with overlay blend mode and 40% transparency on the rainbow layer.
This is the rainbow gradient from psp with normal blend mode and 20% transparency on the rainbow layer. On this one I used a selected area, just the girl, not any of the background.
This is a rainbow gradient I made with some pastel colors with overlay blend mode and 84% transparency on the rainbow layer. On this one I used a selected area.
This is another image from gettyimages.
It's filled with the rainbow gradient I made and i filled the entire image. The blend mode is Color(L) and the layer is at a 64% transparency.
It's filled with a different gradient and i filled the entire image. The blend mode is burn and the layer is at a 86% transparency.



The possibilities are endless. You just need to play around with different gradients, different blend modes, different percentages! Have fun!!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and that it was easy to follow. Comments and suggestions are welcome

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