Probably the most common approach is to use the default Sampled Colors option in the Select drop down to target a range of colors in order to change their hue, saturation, or luminance. Start by choosing Select > Color Range to open the dialog box.
If you don’t already use Color Range, I think you’ll want to try it once you see how easy it is to use. Masks are essential for affecting only selected regions, whether you’re correcting an image or being creative. Adobe began improving it with Photoshop CS4, and PS CC now offers more control than ever. In my example it brings out the sporty red paint of my Mustang and the red stripes of the flag to enhance the American Muscle theme of the shot.Color Range has always been one of the easiest ways to create an intricate mask in Photoshop. The final result is a cool colour splash photo effect that highlights a specific hue within an image. Tweak the sliders towards Cyan and Blue to add a selenium style colour cast to the surrounding image.Ĭhange the Tones slider to Highlights and move these sliders towards Red and Yellow to produce a split toned effect. In the Color Balance properties, change the Tones menu to Shadows. Conversely, any unwanted areas that are being highlighted can be muted again by painted them over with white within the layer mask.Īs a finishing touch, a Color Balance adjustment layer can be used to apply some interesting toning to the black and white filter to enhance the overall effect. Alternatively, they can be manually painted in using the Brush tool with a black tip. If there are any areas of the image that are still a little muddy, they can be added to the mask by producing another Color Range selection. Turn back on the visibility of the adjustment layer and select the mask, use the CMD+Backspace shortcut to fill this selection with black to add these portions to the mask. Since this area is being highlighted anyway, it helpfully enhances the mask by restoring some of those hidden hues. The sampled colour from the flag also incorporates some additional hues in the car body. In my example image, this particular hue also brings in elements from the background, so careful tuning of the Fuzziness and Range sliders is necessary to adjust the result. This time sample a red hue from the flag stripes. Select the Background layer again and turn off the visibility of the adjustment layer, then go to Select > Color Range again. The stripes on the American flag are also quite pale, because these reds are a slightly different hue to the sampled colour from the main car body. The effect works in principle, but if you look closely, you’ll see there are some darker red tones that are being hidden in grey by the black and white adjustment layer. The selection will be automatically used within the layer mask, which prevents the black and white effect being applied to the red portion determined by the Color Range tool. In order to apply this as a mask, go to Select > Inverse, otherwise it will applied the wrong way round!Īdd a Black and White adjustment layer. This option helps to capture close variations of the hue that has been sampled.Ĭlick OK to turn the Color Range settings into a selection. More refined results can be achieved by activating the Localized Color Clusters setting and max out the Range slider. Max out the Fuzziness slider to capture as much of this colour selection as possible, except if any unwanted hues begin to creep in. In my example Red naturally includes the car body, but it also incorporates some of the unwanted red hues that appear in the background.Īlternatively, choose Sampled Colors, then click around on the image to choose the specific hue of your subject.
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The Color Range tool has a series of preset selections, such as Reds, Yellows, Greens and Cyans, but these options are often too broad and capture unwanted areas of the image. The main Photoshop tool that is used to achieve the color splash effect is the Select > Color Range selection method. All the other hues and tones are subdued, which enhances the reds even further. The bright Race Red colour really stands out against the derelict backdrop, making it an ideal candidate for the colour splash effect. I recently did a great photoshoot with my friend at S.W Photography in an old aircraft hangar. In my personal life I enjoy driving, tinkering and showing off my Ford Mustang.
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