How To Change Color Of Specific Area In Photoshop

I ran a campaign on my site and asked people the tutorials which they want to read adjacent. And, irresolute the color of specific areas is on the list. Time to show you how to change the color of specific areas in Photoshop.

The most enervating tutorial was adding shadow in Photoshop and I wrote a tutorial on that 2 days ago.

Here'south the program for today's tutorial. Kickoff, nosotros're going to select the expanse where you want the color to be replaced. We will do it with the help of the Quick Selection tool (considering it's my favorite). So we'll use Hue and Saturation to change the color. Later that, I'll show your one bonus technique which yous can also use.

Final epitome

Initial image

Allow's begin the tutorial

Video

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Pace 1 – Select the area

I am going to modify the color of the lid.

Grab the Quick Choice Tool from the toolbar or pressShift + Westwardover again and again until information technology comes.

Start dragging it on the area to select.

One time done, here is my prototype.

If you accept accidentally selected something unwanted, concord downOpt/Altand castor over the unwanted area. This will deselect that area.

Step 2 – Refine the Selection

Open Select and Mask if you're using Photoshop CC 2017 and newer. I similar to keep the smart radius as 0 as I don't like its result. Rather I prefer to use Refine Edge castor for the refined selection. Press OK once done.

This volition create a new layer with the selection.

If you're using older versions of Photoshop, you tin can use Refine Edge. I cannot show how to exercise it via Refine Edge because it is not at that place in Photoshop anymore. Just, you can refer the tutorial that I wrote when the tool was present.

Pace three – Alter the Color of Specific Areas in Photoshop

We're going to use Hue and Saturation to change the colour.

Go toLayer > New Aligning Layer > Hue/Saturation.

The first thing nosotros need to do is to enableColorize.This volition remove the colour of the selected area. I have put a rectangle on this box in the below screenshot so that it'll be easier for you to locate.

Next thing, I am going to practise is to play with the Hue, Saturation, and the Lightness sliders to get the color that I want. I really like this green color so I am going to stick with it.

This is all. This is the final prototype.

Bonus Step – Modify the color via Color Alloy Manner

There's ane more style to change the color i.e. Color Blend Mode.

We're going to create a new layer, make full it with the desired color, and modify the color or blend way. That's all.

Create a new layer past pressingCmd + Shift + N/Ctrl + Shift + N.Prune the layer to the layer just below it. This volition ensure that it will simply touch the layer just below it. Hold downOpt/Altand put the mouse cursor merely in between the two layers. You'll see that the cursor changes its icon as shown beneath. Now click the mouse button.