Using Replace Color Command

Replace Color Command:

The Replace Color command lets you create a mask to select specific colors in an image and then replace those colors. You can also set the hue, saturation and lightness of the selected areas.

Making Color adjustment:

(Choose the "Image" menu, point to "Adjustments" and click on "Replace Color" to open the "Replace Color" dialog box. Make sure to select the Preview check box)

1.   

1.    Select a display option:

a.    Selection to display the mask in the preview box. Masked areas are black, and unmasked areas are white. Partially masked areas (areas covered with a semitransparent mask) appear as varying levels of gray according to their opacity

b.    Image to display the image in the preview box. This option is useful when you are working with a magnified image or have limited screen space.

2.    To select the areas exposed by the mask, do one of the following:

a.    Use the Eyedropper tool to click in the image or in the preview box to select the areas exposed by the mask. Shift-click or use the Add to Sample Eyedropper tool to add areas. Alt-click or use the Subtract from Sample Eyedropper tool to remove areas.

b.    Double click the Selection swatch. Use the Color Picker to target a color to be replaced.

3.    Adjust the tolerance of the mask by dragging the Fuzziness slider or entering a value.

4.    To change the color of the selected areas, do one of the following:

a.    Drag the Hue, Saturation and Lightness sliders.

b.    Double click the Result swatch and use the Color Picker to select the replacement color.

c.    You can return to the "Replace Color" dialog box at any time to readjust the color replacement settings.