How to Replace Color in Photoshop
For cool effects and photo enhancement
Adobe Photoshop is a powerful image editor. Although, if you’re looking to go beyond simple image modifications like cropping or blurring your photo, you need to know your way around the software.
This time we’ll look at how to replace or change color in Photoshop. There are a few different paths you can follow here, depending on your end goal. Whether you’re looking to apply a cool color effect to your photo, or change the color of a specific part of your image, here are a few different ways to replace color in Adobe Photoshop.
How to Quickly Replace One Color With Another in Photoshop
The first method of replacing one color with another in Photoshop is good for when you need to change the background color, or any solid color that takes up a lot of your picture.Background manipulations in Photoshopoften take up a lot of time. However, here’s how you can easily change your background’s color in just a few steps.
You can experiment with differentHue,Saturation, andLightnesslevels until you’re happy with the new color.
How to Change Color Using Quick Selection Tool
When you need to change the color of an object in your picture rather than the background, you can do it using Photoshop’sSelectiontool. This way gives you more options for blending and allows for smoother color transitions. To replace color using the Selection tool, follow the steps below.
If you’re also looking toblend the new colorand make it look more natural, follow the steps below.
How to Replace the Color of a Single Object in Photoshop
The following method is suitable for when you want to replace a color of a single object in your picture without having tocut it out.
We’ll take this stock image with multiple sunflowers as an example and try to change the color of one of them without affecting the rest of the picture.
You’ll notice that aside from your selected object, other parts of the picture were affected by the color change. To fix that and tighten up the color of the rest of your image, follow the steps below.
How to Change the Color of Multi-Color Objects
If you’re looking to change the color of an object with a complex color structure, you can do it with the help of Photoshop’sColor Rangetool.
When you start painting over the picture, you’ll notice that the color stays within the area you selected. All the original tones and shades within this area also stay intact. This is a great method for when you want to manually paint over the picture to change its colors.
Use Photoshop to Paint Your Photos Any Way You Like
Photoshop is a great tool for those looking toenhance their creativity. If you’re not happy with the colors of your photos, use the software to paint over them and bring boring grey pictures back to life with bright colors. Luckily, Photoshop offers a few different ways to change colors of an image. Pick the one that suits your needs best and start turning your photos into works of art.
Have you used Photoshop to replace colors before? Which method did you use? Share your Photoshop knowledge with us in the comments below.
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