1. HOW TO CHOOSE A NEW COLOUR
- Click on the Foreground Colour Chip (to bring up Colour Picker Palette)
- Click on the vertical colour bar to choose a Hue
- Click inside the big colour box on left to pick a specific shade of that hue.
- Click OK to set Foreground Colour Chip to new colour
- To change Background Colour Chip, click on it and follow steps above.
OR
I you have a specific colour you wish to match, (a paper or element)
- Click on the Foreground Colour Chip
- The Colour Picker Palette will appear
- Click on the paper or element and the Colour Chip will be set to that colour.
OR
Quite often designers will supply a colour swatch with a kit. You can use the method above or type in the hex value (supplied) #74ca86 (in the sample below)
HOW TO FILL WITH COLOUR
1.Menu Command “Edit > Fill Layer” (or Edit > Fill Selection” if you have a selection active/highlighted)
2.Keyboard Shortcut:
Press “Alt + Backspace” to fill with Foreground Colour
Press “Ctrl + Backspace to fill with Background Colour
3.Use Paint Bucket Tool (not recommended)
HOW TO FINE TUNE A COLOUR
- From the Menu Bar - Choose “Enhance>Adjust Colour>Adjust Hue/Saturation” OR Shortcut: Ctrl + U
OR Click on the Hue/Saturation Icon in the Layers Palette.
- Tick (check) the Colorise Box
- Move the Hue Slider to choose a different colour
- Move the Saturation Slider to the right to make colour brighter or to the left to desaturate the colour.
- Move the Lightness Slider to the right to lighten the colour or to the left to darken the colour.
HOW TO RE-COLOUR A PAPER OR ELEMENT
-METHOD 1 - HUE/SATURATION – as per instructions above
I thought it was worth noting the differences between ticking (checking) the "colourise" box or not. Checking the colorise box when changing the colour of multi coloured paper or elements will change all the various colours to a monochromatic version of the hue (colour) you choose.
Leaving the colorise box un-ticked (un-checked) allows you to change the colours of the paper or element but still retain a variety of colours.
When re-colouring Black, white or grey items however you MUST check the colorise box.
- METHOD 2 - COLOUR FILL
Colour Fill is useful when you wish to change an element to a specific colour. If the element is solid (no opacity or texture used) you will get a solid fill of the new colour.
To fill an element with a new colour
1. Choose your colour
2. Control click on the eye of the layer (the element will be surrounded by marching ants)
3. Press Alt plus Backspace to fill with the foreground colour or Ctrl Backspace to fill with background colour
4. Control D to de-select the marching ants.
NOTE: The Hue/Saturation layer will affect all layers below it. Either move the layer you are colouring to the bottom layer or “turn off visibility” layers below by clicking on the eye/eyes of the layer/layers in the Layers palette.
How to Colour & Re-Colour in Photoshop Elements
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