Foreground and Background ColorsForeground and Background Colors• Foreground color used

– With any painting tool– Creating type– Using the stroke command

• Background color used– What's left behind when erasing– Increase canvas size– Move a selection in the background layer

• Foreground and background color used– Gradients

• Foreground color used– With any painting tool– Creating type– Using the stroke command

• Background color used– What's left behind when erasing– Increase canvas size– Move a selection in the background layer

• Foreground and background color used– Gradients

Choosing ColorsChoosing Colors

• Enter values in fields or move sliders on the color palette

• Click a swatch on the swatches palette

• Pick up a color using the eyedropper tool

• Enter values in fields or move sliders on the color palette

• Click a swatch on the swatches palette

• Pick up a color using the eyedropper tool

Color PickerColor Picker

• Click the foreground or background color square on the toolbox

• Choose a color from the Photoshop color picker– Enter values – Click in the big square

• Use slider to dial in a new hue

• Click the foreground or background color square on the toolbox

• Choose a color from the Photoshop color picker– Enter values – Click in the big square

• Use slider to dial in a new hue

Out of GamutOut of Gamut

• There is no ink equivalent for the color chosen– It is out of printable

gamut

• If you plan to print the image –– Click the triangle– Photoshop will choose

the closest color that is printable

• There is no ink equivalent for the color chosen– It is out of printable

gamut

• If you plan to print the image –– Click the triangle– Photoshop will choose

the closest color that is printable

Custom ColorsCustom Colors

• Click on Custom in the color picker

• Select which custom palette to use– Used for designing

images for the printing press

• Click on Custom in the color picker

• Select which custom palette to use– Used for designing

images for the printing press

Eyedropper ToolEyedropper Tool

• Shortcut – I• Set the sample size area in

options– Point– 3 X 3– 5 X 5

• Alt-Click trick– Use any paint tool– Hold down the alt key to

momentarily change it to the dropper to pick up a color

• Shortcut – I• Set the sample size area in

options– Point– 3 X 3– 5 X 5

• Alt-Click trick– Use any paint tool– Hold down the alt key to

momentarily change it to the dropper to pick up a color

Color PaletteColor Palette

• Click the foreground or background square

• Type in value or use sliders• Right arrow menu

– RGB, HSB, CMYK– Change how the spectrum looks on

the bottom– Make the colors web-safe

• Click the foreground or background square

• Type in value or use sliders• Right arrow menu

– RGB, HSB, CMYK– Change how the spectrum looks on

the bottom– Make the colors web-safe

Swatches PaletteSwatches Palette

• Click on a color to select a foreground color– Alt and click to select a

background color

• Right arrow menu– Restore swatch colors– Load, save, or replace your own

swatch palette– Select a custom color palette– Can load in a web-safe palette

• Click on a color to select a foreground color– Alt and click to select a

background color

• Right arrow menu– Restore swatch colors– Load, save, or replace your own

swatch palette– Select a custom color palette– Can load in a web-safe palette

Adding / Deleting a SwatchAdding / Deleting a Swatch

• Select a foreground color– Maybe you want to keep a

color picked up with the eyedropper

• Place cursor next to the last swatch

• Click• Remove a swatch

– CTRL, click on the offensive swatch

• Select a foreground color– Maybe you want to keep a

color picked up with the eyedropper

• Place cursor next to the last swatch

• Click• Remove a swatch

– CTRL, click on the offensive swatch

Adding / Replace Swatch ColorsAdding / Replace Swatch Colors• Add more swatch colors

– Right arrow• Load Swatches• Select palette• New swatches are added to the

palette below the current swatches

• Replace swatches– Right arrow

• Replace swatches• Choose palette• Current swatches are replaced with

new palette

• Add more swatch colors– Right arrow

• Load Swatches• Select palette• New swatches are added to the

palette below the current swatches

• Replace swatches– Right arrow

• Replace swatches• Choose palette• Current swatches are replaced with

new palette

Styles PaletteStyles Palette

• Applies instant effects to –– Whole layer– To a shape layer

• Applies instant effects to –– Whole layer– To a shape layer

Applying a StrokeApplying a Stroke

• Can be applied to a selection or to the whole layer

• Choose a layer or make a selection

• Menu –– Edit, stroke– Enter stroke width– Color– Inside, center, or outside object– Opacity– Mode

• Can be applied to a selection or to the whole layer

• Choose a layer or make a selection

• Menu –– Edit, stroke– Enter stroke width– Color– Inside, center, or outside object– Opacity– Mode

Selection

Layer

Recolor - Hue & SaturationRecolor - Hue & Saturation

• Shortcut – CTRL & U– Or Image, Adjust,

Hue/Saturation• Edit window

– Master• Adjusts all the image colors at

once

– Preset – reds, greens, yellows, etc.• Adjusts only colors in that range

• Shortcut – CTRL & U– Or Image, Adjust,

Hue/Saturation• Edit window

– Master• Adjusts all the image colors at

once

– Preset – reds, greens, yellows, etc.• Adjusts only colors in that range

Recolor - Hue & SaturationRecolor - Hue & Saturation

• Preset adjustment sliders

• Dark gray area– Color range

• Can be dragged to another color range

• Move white bars in and out to vary the color range

• Preset adjustment sliders

• Dark gray area– Color range

• Can be dragged to another color range

• Move white bars in and out to vary the color range

Recolor - Hue & SaturationRecolor - Hue & Saturation

• Preset adjustment sliders

• Gray area– Falloff area

• How much the current range falls off into adjacent colors

• Drag to increase or decrease the falloff

• Preset adjustment sliders

• Gray area– Falloff area

• How much the current range falls off into adjacent colors

• Drag to increase or decrease the falloff

Recolor – Color BalanceRecolor – Color Balance

• Shortcut = CTRL & B – Image, Adjust,

Color Balance

• Corrects a warm or cool cast in a layer’s highlights, mid-tones, or shadows

• Shortcut = CTRL & B – Image, Adjust,

Color Balance

• Corrects a warm or cool cast in a layer’s highlights, mid-tones, or shadows

Recolor – VariationsRecolor – Variations

• Thumbnail previews of how the image will look with various color adjustments

• Image, Adjust, Variations

• Thumbnail previews of how the image will look with various color adjustments

• Image, Adjust, Variations

Recolor – VariationsRecolor – Variations

• Options– What

• Shadows, mid-tones, highlights

– How much• Fine – Coarse

– Clipping• areas that will be

converted to black or white

• Options– What

• Shadows, mid-tones, highlights

– How much• Fine – Coarse

– Clipping• areas that will be

converted to black or white

Recolor – Channel MixerRecolor – Channel Mixer

• Image, Adjust, Channel Mixer

• Allows you to directly modify the colors in the mode of your image– Red, green, and blue colors

in RGB mode– Cyan, magenta, yellow,

and black in CMYK mode

• Image, Adjust, Channel Mixer

• Allows you to directly modify the colors in the mode of your image– Red, green, and blue colors

in RGB mode– Cyan, magenta, yellow,

and black in CMYK mode

Recolor – Gradient MapRecolor – Gradient Map

• Image, Adjust, Gradient Map

• Remaps the colors of your image to that of a gradient– Can select the default

fore/background colors or other preset gradients

• Image, Adjust, Gradient Map

• Remaps the colors of your image to that of a gradient– Can select the default

fore/background colors or other preset gradients