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[donkeymusic]

hello i have a photo that is just black and white and would like to change the white to another colour is there anyway to select all the white areas and change? i would be using photoshop cs3

any help would be great thanks

loads of views but no replies? no answers?

[Da DreadLord]

you could add a 'selective color' layer
select the whites option and color (this is in cs4, but im sure its in 3 also)

Layer -> new adjustment layer -> selective color

Edited by Da DreadLord, 12 June 2009 - 04:41 PM.

[donkeymusic]

Da DreadLord, on Jun 12 2009, 10:41 PM, said:

you could add a 'selective color' layer
select the whites option and color (this is in cs4, but im sure its in 3 also)

Layer -> new adjustment layer -> selective color

had a look but cant see that option, i always thoght there was a way to select a colour and for al that colour in an image to be selected, is this not possible?

thanks

[Da DreadLord]

there is also a replace colour option yea..

image -> adjustments -> replace color


i never use that though since it will change the colours on your layer, while using an adjustment layer (like i mentioned before) will leave your layer alone (easier to undo if you decide you dont like it after a while)

Edited by Da DreadLord, 14 June 2009 - 07:43 AM.

[donkeymusic]

Da DreadLord, on Jun 14 2009, 01:41 PM, said:

there is also a replace colour option yea..

image -> adjustments -> replace color


i never use that though since it will change the colours on your layer, while using an adjustment layer (like i mentioned before) will leave your layer alone (easier to undo if you decide you dont like it after a while)

Hi i have tried that but say i choose white and want it to be yellow, it appers gray any ideas? it is a jpeg that im chaning?

thanks

[Da DreadLord]

not sure how it works, but you are best to play with the hue and saturation sliders instead of picking a color

[donkeymusic]

Da DreadLord, on Jun 14 2009, 09:19 PM, said:

not sure how it works, but you are best to play with the hue and saturation sliders instead of picking a color

yeah its odd as when i select a colour and it changes although altering the hue and saturation i am only ever changing a shade of grey

ha just tested ths again and it seems that any colour can be replaced but when replacing a white it only does it with greys.

so i will find another way around, thanks for your help

[Da DreadLord]

donkeymusic, on Jun 15 2009, 03:34 PM, said:

ha just tested ths again and it seems that any colour can be replaced but when replacing a white it only does it with greys.

so i will find another way around, thanks for your help

lol damn whites

[vvtopkar]

I'm not on a comp with PS right now, but I believe there is a Select>Color Range option. So you could select whatever color you want to replace, delete it, and add a solid layer underneigth that is the replacement color of your choice.