[BR7]

1.Find a picture you want to use I decided to go with this one

Photo Link http://img213.images...erliliesui3.jpg
2.Now duplicate image and change it to grayscale
3.Now Copy image and paste it over the original color picture
4.Now select your eraser and carefully erase the part of the image you want to show color
When your done it should look something like this

Photo Link http://img143.images...rlilies1ey6.jpg

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Sorry if this has been posted or if there is something similar,I also apologize for the lack of care of the tutorial I just hurried to get it posted

Could someone please edit my title from Sim City to Sin City

[Kelxz]

Thanks BR7, nice simple, easy tut with a nice result :h:

[saulgoode]

Another way to convert a layer to grayscale without converting the entire image is to perform a "Filters->Colors->Channel Mixer", check the "monochrome" option, and use the following settings:

R=0.30
G=0.59
B=0.11

I recommend then saving the settings to a file for later use. Press OK, and your layer is converted to "grayscale" in the same way as the "Image->Mode->Grayscale" works.

Also, the next version (2.4) of the GIMP will have added the ability to choose between the original ("average"), the "grayscale", and the "Value" (as in HSV) algorithms when you perform a "Layer->Colors->Desaturate".