How to change the colour of anything in Photoshop

Thursday 13 December 2018, 12:17 by Michelle Peeters | 30,034 views | 0 comments

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There are many ways to change the colour of an object in Photoshop, but in some cases these methods still fall short of achieving your goal. This video shows the best ways to change a colour in any situation.

The complete process of selecting and changing the colour of an object is explained by Jesús Ramirez. He explains both the basic principles of colour in Photoshop and how to adjust the colour of objects containing the most difficult selections.

He starts with a simple explanation of the differences between hue, saturation and brightness. From there, he explains how a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer can be used to change the colour of an object.

He also gives a good example of how to make a bright colour black or white, or how to turn it back into colour, all while preserving the details.

He then focuses on the best tools you can use to select colours in a number of different scenarios. Commonly used tools such as the colour picker are discussed, as well as an excellent demonstration of using the "Blend If" function for complex selections.

In this example, Ramirez quickly selects the leaves of a tree by removing the blue sky from the selection.

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Michelle Peeters is fotografe en oprichter van DeuxBleus Fotografie. Michelle herkent het bijzondere in het gewone en het gewone in het bijzondere. Ze heeft zich nooit willen specialiseren en is daardoor van alle markten thuis.

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