Easy Color Change
- Categories: Basics,Photoshop Tutorials
- Author: John Ward
- Comments: 7 responses
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This is tutorial will demonstrate a very simple way to change color using Adobe Photoshop. We will be changing the color of the “racing stripes” on a car. Here is a what we will accomplish.
First you will need to download an image of a car. I have provided a link to download one from sxc.hu, the site requires that you register, but it will be worth it. They offer tons of royalty free images under various licenses. Download the image of the mustang.
Copy the image into Photoshop. On the menu select Image > Adjustments > Replace Color.
Using the drop tool, select the cars hood stripes.
Now adjust the Hue value to the color of your choice.
Select OK and your image should look like this. If you want to make the color either brighter or more dull you can go back to the replace color tool and adjust the Saturation.
That’s it all it takes to change the color of the stripes of a car. This tutorial can also work for changing the entire color of a car. Keep in mind that this will work best on brighter colors. Try to avoid using stock images that are black or white. While this isn’t the only color change technique, it is the easiest. If there is any interest in more “photo chopping” aka Car Modification tutorials I would be clad to write a few.
Shilpam on August 25, 2008 at 5:43 am
thanks,
but can we change the color through coding?
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Nejc on December 31, 2008 at 10:11 am
Omg, what a helpful and cool effect !!!
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web design romania on January 12, 2009 at 8:02 am
very nice technique … didn’t think of it. nice
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Marocplus on February 22, 2009 at 5:49 am
Very good tuto
thanks
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photo retouching on April 28, 2009 at 7:39 am
A nice effect and it looks 100% real as well
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csaber on May 12, 2009 at 5:21 am
it’s ok, but I don’t like Replace Color tool… I think it’s not so precise…
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Abhay on December 7, 2009 at 3:25 am
its really nice, its really a nice trick to change colour
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