1. Start Photoshop and open a passport style photo that you have saved or scan one in [File > Import > Twain_32] and save it before you manipulate it.

2. Change the colour photo or scan into greyscale: 
   Image > Mode > Grayscale;
   Discard Colour information? > OK

3. Now adjust the contrast to make the graphic black and white: Image > Adjust > Brightness/Contrast. Click OK.

4. Save as with a new name so that you can use this version repeatedly.

5. Before you can add colour, change the mode of the photo as only shades of grey are available on the Colour Palette at present:
Image > Mode > RGB Color

6. In order to work on the picture you must also promote it from the background to a layer: double-click on its name in the Layer Palette to bring up the Make Layer window > give the layer a name e.g. Colour and click OK. If your Layer Palette is not visible you can display it by going to Window > Show Layers.

7. If you want to use the Paint Bucket tool to add flat colour as in screen-printing, it is essential to plug any gaps in the outlines first or the colour will spill over. First magnify the picture, then select the Paintbrush Tool.

8. On the Navigator Palette select the Paintbrush tab and set the options at Normal, 100% Opacity, no Wet Edges, no Fade. Change the Foreground colour to black and draw where the outline is incomplete, as a gap of even one pixel will allow colour to flood through.

9. Choose a Foreground colour for the fill, select the Paint Bucket tool and click on the area you want to colour. Use Edit > Undo if you make a mistake.

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