Colorize Black and White Photos in Photoshop Using AI Neural Filter

In this video we will be seeing how to use the Colorize AI Neural Filter to turn black and white photos into color in Adobe Photoshop. As you will find out, this is pretty much a one-click process, however you have to know some important things before you can get the perfect result. Here’s the video:

Video Summary

This video provides a tutorial on using Adobe Photoshop’s AI-powered Colorize Neural Filter to transform black and white photographs into realistic color images.

Key Steps and Techniques

• Essential Pre-requisite: Before starting, ensure the image mode is set to RGB Color (Image > Mode > RGB Color). The colorize filter will not function if the image is in Grayscale mode [00:37].
• Activating the Filter: Navigate to Filter > Neural Filters and toggle on the Colorize option. The AI automatically analyzes the scene and applies colors to the background, skin tones, and clothing [01:13].
• In-Filter Adjustments: You can refine the AI’s output using sliders for specific color channels, such as Cyan/Red or Yellow/Blue, to correct global color casts [02:33].
• Handling AI Imperfections: Since AI isn’t always perfect, the instructor recommends outputting the result as a New Layer for further manual refinement [03:30].
• Advanced Post-Processing: To fix specific artifacts—like an unnatural red tint on a hat or face—use a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer. By inverting the layer mask and painting with a low-flow white brush, you can selectively apply color corrections only where needed [04:47].

The tutorial concludes that while the AI does most of the heavy lifting, a few manual touches can make the final result look flawless [06:01].

Important Links

This video is from our course called Photoshop Generative AI Editing MasterClass, which has 35 videos and 5 hours of content. It is available via Udemy. Here’s the link to the full course:

Photoshop Generative AI Editing MasterClass