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Photo Colorization: Colorize Historical Photos in Photoshop (Udemy.com)

Learn how to add color to black & white photographs in Photoshop with this complete beginner colorization course!

Created by: Phil Ebiner

Last updated August 2022

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What you will learn

  • Learn how to properly colorize black and white photographs
  • Learn a fun & new skill
  • Improve your Photoshop skills

How it compares

Against the other 188 rated Udemy courses in Photoshop on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 52% of them
  • Reviews180#106 of 189 by number of reviews
  • Length2.7 hoursshorter than 71% of them
  • Last updatedAugust 2022more recently than 67% of them

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Course Description

You're here to learn how to colorize (aka add color) to black and white photographs, right?

Colorization makes us realize how vibrant and colorful life was before the advent of color photography.

It's great to have you here! I LOVE PHOTO COLORIZATION!

This is the perfect course if you've never done colorizations, never opened Photoshop, or even if you have some experience with Photoshop but want to learn this fun skill.

My Promise to You

I'll be here for you every step of the way. If you have any questions about the course content or anything related to this topic, you can always post a question in the course or send me a direct message. 

I want to make this the best course on how use Adobe After Effects. So if there is any way I can improve this course, just tell me and I'll make it happen.

What's this course all about?

You'll learn how to:

  • get a free trial of Photoshop
  • set up the photoshop project for colorization
  • choose the right brush settings
  • add color
  • colorize skin, hair, eyes, backgrounds
  • save your images for sharing
  • and much more!

Included in the course are practice sessions, where you can watch me in real time. I go over everything I'm doing, while I'm doing it. Learn by following along! Included in the course are bonus materials for you to follow along and practice. These materials include:

  • practice photos
  • Photoshop templates
  • Coloring cheat sheet
  • Skin tone charts

You'll be coloring in less than 30 minutes! But there is a lot more material that goes in depth and helps you become proficient at colorization. If you're looking for a new skill or just want to have fun, please enroll in this course! It's fun, it's therapeutic, it's hip!

With our 30-day 100% money back guarantee, there is nothing holding you back from jumping in right now and trying the course out.

Go ahead and click the enroll button, and I'll see you in lesson 1!

Cheers,

Phil

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Instructor Details

Phil Ebiner

I’m Phil Ebiner, an educator, photographer, filmmaker, and founder of Video School and Photography & Friends. Through my online courses and creative community, I’ve helped millions of students around the world learn practical skills in photography, video production, design, and more. My goal is to make creative skills feel accessible, useful, and encouraging, whether you’re picking up a camera for the first time or looking to take your work to the next level.

My teaching style is clear, supportive, and hands-on. I break complex topics into simple steps, explain the “why” behind each technique, and share real-world examples you can immediately apply. As a photographer and filmmaker, I believe great creative work is not just about gear or settings, but about storytelling, intention, observation, and connection. My goal is to help you feel confident, inspired, and capable of bringing your own creative ideas to life.


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Reviews

4.5

180 ratings on Udemy

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By Tiffany Mills on 9/15/2024

This is a great course. I had zero experience with photoshop and used it for the first time with this course. I just finished the course and have been able to easily colorize photos. Much better than the AI colorizers or having to pay someone each time I need something done. His cheat sheets and color templates are very helpful as well. Especially since I'm not very artistic.

By Scott Fischer on 3/29/2020

This course gave a very good foundation for colourization. It does a good job of talking about skin tones and how to create them. It could be a bit more in depth on how to approach other aspects but it is a great way to learn this technique and it also give you the confidence to try it out.

By Michael Dawson on 12/6/2019

This was pretty average. I have two courses from this instructor and I have to say I have found them both to be pretty repetitive and his delivery almost puts me to sleep. I have got something from both courses but a more exciting, robust delivery would be welcome

By Margo Reasner on 3/11/2017

The information was easy to understand and was presented in several different examples. I was easily able to replicate the process and he provides a tool that makes it easy to remember what to do for future projects. I have wanted to learn this for a very long time, but thought that it would be much harder to do... great course...

By Larry Perfetti on 2/25/2017

Much better course than it started out to be. One suggestion I have is that Phil remind us at each step what the opacity level for the brush and for the layer is as he goes along. He sometimes forgets to do so and it is difficult, if not impossible, to see for yourself. Otherwise, the lessons are very helpful and Phil's technique is clearly demonstrated over and again. I learned to colorize my BW photos from this course. Thanks, Phil.

By Ian Moore on 2/13/2017

Overall quality teaching. The course fulfilled my expectations in pretty much every way. My only minor criticism would be that the instructor could be a little bit more confident on the delivery, but he seems to know his stuff either well researched or practised. Nice. Thanks.

By Sierra Cribb on 1/16/2017

I loved this course. As a photo editor I feel like this will greatly further my skills and knowledge. The addition of the supplemental resources that can be used to follow along with the course if you aren't exactly a visual learner and learn better by physically performing the tasks of the lesson.

By Wilson Andrés Oquendo Gutiérrez on 1/3/2017

Muy buen curso las tecnicas son muy buenas y el profesor sabe lo que enseña, aunque para ser un curso pago deberia haber hecho un trabajo mas fino y pulido en las practicas mostradas

By Kathy Buchanan on 11/11/2016

I have discovered a whole new focus for using Photoshop. After completing this class I have colorized several of my old family photos, much to the delight of my family. I learned so much from this course, and have so many useful resources to draw from. I could never have accomplished what I have done without it. Thank you!

By Becky Torbett on 1/9/2016

All the tips were amazing. Enjoyed seeing Phil demonstrate them in a variety of photo types. The resources should prove to be extremely helpful. This give me more confidence in what I believe I can do with photo colorization. Look forward to finishing a photo project and sharing it.

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