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12/17/2010 08:30:28 AM · #1
Hey guys. It will be my first entry to a basic editing and i have a question. Can i change the color of a subject in my photo or it's against the rules to do that?
Thanx in advance
12/17/2010 08:35:17 AM · #2
You can use the hue/saturation tool to adjust all colours, but you can't change a single colour.
12/17/2010 08:38:11 AM · #3
You caanot do any selective editing, but a global color change that affects the entire image can be done. For example, you can change all reds to green. If there is only one red object in the scene, then everything else will still look normal. But you cannot change the color of that object by using layers, selections, or brushes.
12/17/2010 08:38:17 AM · #4
ok! thanx guys! :)

Message edited by author 2010-12-17 08:38:52.
12/17/2010 08:41:51 AM · #5
Originally posted by GinaRothfels:

You can use the hue/saturation tool to adjust all colours, but you can't change a single colour.


That's a little misleading, unintentionally I'm sure.

You can do pretty much whatever you want, color-wise, in basic editing if it can be accomplished without making an actual, physical selection of part of the image.

So with the hue/saturation tool you can choose from the drop down menu (which defaults to "master") Any of a variety of colors then change the hue, the saturation, and/or the lightness of that particular color throughout the image. You can turn all your yellows blue this way, or you can totally desaturate all your reds, or whatever, and that's OK.

What you CAN'T do is use some tool to select a particular object or area, and then make the changes happen only within the selection. That's allowed in advanced editing, but not in basic.

R.

I see Spiffy got there first...

Message edited by author 2010-12-17 08:42:21.
12/17/2010 09:29:19 AM · #6
Sorry, Bear_Music is right. My answer was far too rushed.
12/17/2010 09:38:07 AM · #7
No problem Gina! Thanx for the answers guys! :)
12/17/2010 10:18:22 AM · #8
Welcome to DPC and good luck in the challenges.
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