Changing Image Colors in Adobe Photoshop

During the customization of your web design
template maybe you’ll need to change colors of some image elements to
fit your corporate colors. This section provides you with instructions
of how to do that.
If you want to change color do the separate
image you should locate layer containing it. The easiest way to do that
– is to control click it, just click on this image holding “Ctrl”
button. But if some transparent layers exist over this image layer you’ll
have some troubles with it. Top layer will be selected instead of your
image layer.
To check content of current selected layer
do the following. Go to layers panel, choose Window/Layers
if you cant see it for any reasons. Find out highlighted layer in layer
list – this is the current selected layer. At the left of the layer name
you can see “eye” icon. Click
it some times to hide/unhide layer and see which image element disappears
in whole picture. If this is image which colors you want to change – you
are one the right way. If selection is wrong use alternative way to select
layer with appropriate image.
Right click with mouse on image. List of
layers containing images under cursor will appear. Try to choose different
layers from that list. Use procedure described above to make sure that
you have selected right layer.
When layer containing needed image is selected
do the following. Choose Image/Adjustment/Color
Balance… from the top menu or just click “Ctrl
+ B” hotkey. Color balance window will appear. You’ll see three
color sliders there. Move them until you’ll be satisfied with image color.
Now confirm color change by clicking Ok
button or reject these changes by selecting Cancel
button.

Fig 8.6 Color Balance
Window
If you want to change color scheme of whole
web design template do the following. Select top layer from the layers
list panel. Choose Layer/New Adjustment
Layer/Color Balance… from the top menu. Confirm creation of new
color adjustment layer by pressing Ok
button in popup window. In color balance window you’ll see three color
sliders there. Move them until you’ll be satisfied with image color. Now
confirm color change by clicking Ok
button or reject these changes by selecting Cancel
button.

Fig 8.7 New Adjustment
Layer
After you have done all image colors modifications
you should update those changes to your web design template. For detailed
instructions of how to do it read Update
changes to your template section.

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