Rename the new channel, for instance, “b/w art”.Ĥ) Change mode to RGB. Make a copy of the “gray” (ie, the only) channel by selecting “Duplicate Channel” from the drop-down menu. (Image menu > Mode > Grayscale)ģ) Go to the Window Menu and select the Channels window so you can see it. Liz actually taught me this great way to color black and white artwork digitally using Photoshop and here’s how you do it:ġ) Make a black-on-white line drawing with whatever tools you like, scan it in, and open it up in Photoshop.Ģ) Change mode to Grayscale. I created the piece of artwork above by drawing it first in pencil, then ink, then scanning it and adding texture and color in Photoshop.
