Elements Go Chameleon
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6 Comments »One of the biggest benefits to digital scrapbooking and one of the reasons I went digital in the first place, is the ability to change colors on elements and papers. As a paper scrapper, I hated not being able to get the exact embellishment I wanted in the exact color (it is still a frustration when working on hybrid projects).
On this layout below, I changed the colors of the flowers to match my kids shirts (the flowers were originally blue and red). I also changed one of the hearts on the paper to make my visual triangle with the green complete.
(supplies from The Digi Files 1)
There are a many different ways to change colors. Here are a few:
1) Simply adjust the hue and saturation to change the colors on an entire paper or object (be careful not to adjust the item so much that you lose texture and detail).
2) Adjust the hue/saturation of a selection. On the green heart in the paper above, I used the magic wand set to a tolerance of 40 and then adjusted the hue and saturation.
3) Some programs have a color replacement tool or brush that you can use to easily paint over an object while still keeping the texture and shadowing.
4) Paint on a new layer and then adjust the blend modes and opacity.
Even though the following tutorials might not be for your exact program, I encourage you to read through them. I have learned a lot of tips over the years by reading tutorials that were not written for the program I am using.
Color Magic for Photoshop Elements (will work great for any version of PSCS as well).
Easily Replace Color (all versions of PSCS)
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March 19th, 2009 at 9:51 am
I use Photo Impact and there’s not much info out there in terms of tutorials so any recoloring I do is totally trial and error. I’ve figured out one way but it’s still hard to get it the exact right shade I’m hoping for. What I love using it for most is alphas – I remember as paper scrapper being the most frustrated about not finding a letter sticker the right color. It’s nice not to have to worry about that now!!
March 19th, 2009 at 11:17 am
Thank you for that information. It’s very helpful. If you are looking for a topic for the future, I could use some help with brushes. Apparently you can rotate and flip them and I am still trying to figure out how to do this. I am working Photoshop CS3.
March 19th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Too fun. I love learning new tricks. Thanks for all you do.
March 19th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
That was exactly what I needed to read today. Thank-you a million times!
March 20th, 2009 at 2:58 am
This is absolutely one of my favorite things about digi!!!
March 20th, 2009 at 10:46 am
I took several courses on online for my PSE, but it wasn’t until recently that I found out about the Color Replacement Brush (which is in at least PSE 5,6 & 7)…..I use it sooo much! Wish I had seen the article you listed above (Easily replace color) earlier, as it explained the intricacies so much better! Thanks for sharing it!