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Making an item black (or another color)


sandun

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So, I know how to make an item white, when it has another color, but now I want to make it black, and I can't get it done, so frustrating...
Does anybody have the golden tip how to do this?
 

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IamSam

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Duplicate original, turn original off.
Remove the white BG of the duplicate.
Create a new layer below duplicate and fill with white.
Highlight the duplicate layer.
Go to channels, check to see which channel is darkest. Lets say green (?)
Go back to layers.
Go to Image, apply image, set layer to merged, set channel to green, set mode to darken. Hit OK.
Add a Curves adjustment layer. Set to desired darkness.

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This is only one way to make a Color change.

Duplicate original, turn original off.
Remove the white BG of the duplicate.
Create a new layer below duplicate and fill with white.
Highlight the duplicate layer.
Add a Hue & Saturation adjustment layer. Clip to the layer below by hitting the clipping icon on the bottom left of the H&S window. Select colorize, adjust sliders to your liking.

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You may have to add a Curves adjustment layer to pull down the shadows.
 
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nitea

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Or you can;
1: duplicate original layer
2: adjust black and white adjustment layer while you get satisfied
3: add curved layer and set it to multiply blend mode or adjust the darkens manually
4: add levels adjst. layer and slide the black to the right while you get satisfied ..then if you want to bring back some details simply use the mask setting to soft brush with lower opacity.

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I just came back from a long vacation and this was the first post I saw and I got experimented :)))
Its good to be back in the PS forum again :)))
 

ALB68

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Black and white adjustment layer. 1 minute Want it darker? Just slide the red slider to reduce
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nitea and Larry, the Black and White adjustment layer leaves the image too splotchy as well as messy around the edges.
 
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nitea

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hmmm you''re right Sam, I didn't pay attention. So here is what I did to fix it.

1. copy org layer:
2. remove the white bg
3. paint over with black brush set to "color" blend mode
4. I refine the edge mask
5. add dark curves adjust layer replace the mask with the refine edge one
6. add a adjust layer set to multiply blend mode - did the same with the mask as the step above
7. and a trick that I learn from a hair repair tut:
make a selection of the object, add new layer, pick a darker color from the object and fill the selection on the new, then run an inverted layer mask and with soft brush paint with white till you got satisfied :) In such way will bring solid color to the individual hairs on the edge. If you want to be more precise with your work you can match the light :) deepens on what and for who you're doing this.

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My honest opinion is that this method is more time consuming, and if this photo is for a web store, sometimes spending to much time on a photo like this when you have to do 200 more, don't think that it's deserves such a detail work.
 

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ALB68

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Picky, picky, picky :sprint:
nitea and Larry, the Black and White adjustment layer leaves the image too splotchy as well as messy around the edges.
 

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