Replacing Colors - Adobe Photoshop CS6 User Manual

1. (Optional) Make a selection in the layer you want to match. Use this method when matching a color region (for example, facial skin tones) in
one layer with a region in another.
If you don't make a selection, then the Match Color matches the colors of the entire source layer.
2. Make sure that the layer you want to target (apply the color adjustment to) is active, and then choose Image > Adjustments > Match Color.
3. From the Source menu in the Image Statistics area of the Match Color dialog box, make sure that the image in the Source menu is the
same as the target image.
4. Use the Layer menu to choose the layer whose colors you want to match. You can also choose Merged from the Layer menu to match the
colors from all the layers.
5. If you made a selection in the image, do one or more of the following:
In the Destination Image area, select Ignore Selection When Applying Adjustment if you're applying the adjustment to the entire target
layer. This option ignores the selection in the target layer and applies the adjustment to the entire target layer.
In the Image Statistics area, select Use Selection In Source To Calculate Colors if you made a selection in the source image and want to
use the color in the selection to compute the adjustment. Deselect this option to ignore the selection in the source layer and use the
colors in the entire source layer to compute the adjustment.
In the Image Statistics area, select Use Selection In Target To Calculate Adjustment if you want to use only the colors in the selected
area of the target layer to compute the adjustment. Deselect this option to ignore the selection and use the colors of the entire target
layer to compute the adjustment.
6. To automatically remove a color cast in the target layer, Select the Neutralize option. Make sure that the Preview option is selected so that
your image is updated as you make adjustments.
7. To increase or decrease the brightness in the target layer, move the Luminance slider. Alternatively, enter a value in the Luminance box.
The maximum value is 200, the minimum is 1, and the default is 100.
8. To adjust the range of color pixel values in the target layer, adjust the Color Intensity slider. Alternatively, enter a value in the Color Intensity
box. The maximum value is 200, the minimum is 1 (which produces a grayscale image), and the default is 100.
9. To control the amount of adjustment applied to the image, adjust the Fade slider. Moving the slider to the right reduces the amount of
adjustment.
10. Click OK.
Save and apply settings in the Match Color command
In the Image Statistics area of the Match Color dialog box, click the Save Statistics button. Name and save the settings.
In the Image Statistics area of the Match Color dialog box, click the Load Statistics button. Locate and load the saved settings file.

Replacing colors

Replace the color of objects in an image
Photoshop provides several techniques that let you replace the colors of objects. For great flexibility and results, apply a Hue/Saturation adjustment
to selected objects. For less flexibility but a convenient grouping of options, use the Replace Color dialog box. For speed but less precision, try the
Color Replacement tool.
Adobe recommends
Video tutorial: Comparing color
replacement techniques
Dave Cross
See two approaches for convincing color changes.
Apply a Hue/Saturation adjustment to selected objects
In most cases, this flexible technique best replaces colors. Because masks and adjustment layers are non-destructive, you can later fine-tune the
results with complete freedom. A unique Colorize option makes absolute, rather than relative, color changes (avoiding tinting from original colors).
1. Select the object you want to change. The Quick Selection tool
range and Refine selection edges.
2. In the Adjustments panel, click the Hue/Saturation icon.
The selection becomes a mask on the adjustment layer.
3. In the Adjustments panel (CS5) or Properties panel (CS6), change Hue and Saturation settings to replace the object's color. If original color
tints the new color, select Colorize, and readjust settings. (See Adjust hue and saturation.)
Have a tutorial you would like to share?
Video tutorial: Precisely select and replace
colors
Deke McClelland
Target and tweak a specific color range.
often produces good results. For additional techniques, see Select a color
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