Adding color to an object in a black and white photo

Hi
I am 90% sure this cannot be specifically done in Aperture as it can in Photoshop.
I assume you mean adding spot colour to a B&W photograph.
You can choose an external editor such as Photoshop, if you have it, create the effect, and re-import the image back into Aperture.
There are some powerful colour controls for selectively improving colour in a photo within Aperture. Whereby you can make a particular colour stand out more by selectively adjusting the red, blue,cyan,magenta, yellow colour's. These are accessed via the colour controls in the adjustments inspector.
You can create B&W images with two tones (of your choice) by using the Monochrome mixer ( in the adjustments panel )
Or you can create colour monochrome effects by using the colour monochrome effects slider ( in the adjustments panel, where you see a + sign with a downward pointing arrow ) click the arrow and select "colour monochrome" from the menu, it will appear at the bottom of the adjustments panel.

Give some of these a go..... play around with it, you can get some stunning result's..........

Hope this helps some.......
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Two options:

1. Free - GIMP (if you don't have Photoshop)
http://www.gimp.org/macintosh/

2. Commercial: Lightzone
http://www.lightcrafts.com/products/index.html

I have used Lightzone to do exactly what you describe.

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Message was edited by: CbtEngr

You could also use the Dodge and Burn plug in that ships with Aperture.

Right/control click the image and choose Edit with >> Dodge and Burn. Once in the plug in, you can use the Saturate and Desaturate brushes to achieve this effect.

This won't work for an image that starts out B&W, and Photoshop would give you more control.

DLS