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Oct 9, 2009
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Would you have a look at the fishing rod graphic in this link?

http://cleanblog.us/john/fr/fishingRod.html

I am using Adobe Photoshop CS3 and I would like to change the red in the picture to a forest green in order to see what that would look like. I wish to preserve the reflections, etc that make this graphic look special. Is there a Photoshop adjustment command that I could use to do something like that? Thank you very much.

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keepout
Oct 9, 2009
On Fri, 9 Oct 2009 10:32:05 -0700 (PDT), Cardinal
wrote:

Would you have a look at the fishing rod graphic in this link?
http://cleanblog.us/john/fr/fishingRod.html

I am using Adobe Photoshop CS3 and I would like to change the red in the picture to a forest green in order to see what that would look like. I wish to preserve the reflections, etc that make this graphic look special. Is there a Photoshop adjustment command that I could use to do something like that? Thank you very much.

changing colors on the fly as you suggest, is more of a Flash thing.
JS
John Stafford
Oct 9, 2009
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Cardinal wrote:

Would you have a look at the fishing rod graphic in this link?
http://cleanblog.us/john/fr/fishingRod.html

I am using Adobe Photoshop CS3 and I would like to change the red in the picture to a forest green

http://www.digoliardi.net/tmp2.jpg

Like that?
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Fred
Oct 10, 2009
Would you have a look at the fishing rod graphic in this link?
http://cleanblog.us/john/fr/fishingRod.html

I am using Adobe Photoshop CS3 and I would like to change the red in the picture to a forest green in order to see what that would look like. I wish to preserve the reflections, etc that make this graphic look special. Is there a Photoshop adjustment command that I could use to do something like that? Thank you very much.

Select the red (you could use the color range command for this). Add a color adjustment layer, choose any color you like and set the blend mode to color.
Done!
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Sam
Oct 10, 2009
"Cardinal" wrote in message
Would you have a look at the fishing rod graphic in this link?
http://cleanblog.us/john/fr/fishingRod.html

I am using Adobe Photoshop CS3 and I would like to change the red in the picture to a forest green in order to see what that would look like. I wish to preserve the reflections, etc that make this graphic look special. Is there a Photoshop adjustment command that I could use to do something like that? Thank you very much.

LAB mode is your friend.
Switch to LAB mode by going to *Image>Mode>Lab*
Go to your channels pallete and select the *A* channel.
Invert this channel by going to *Image>Adjustment>Invert* Go back to RGB mode.

This is the most effective way to change colours completely without destroying data or introducing noise and artifacts.
S
Sam
Oct 10, 2009
"Sam" wrote in message
"Cardinal" wrote in message
Would you have a look at the fishing rod graphic in this link?
http://cleanblog.us/john/fr/fishingRod.html

I am using Adobe Photoshop CS3 and I would like to change the red in the picture to a forest green in order to see what that would look like. I wish to preserve the reflections, etc that make this graphic look special. Is there a Photoshop adjustment command that I could use to do something like that? Thank you very much.

LAB mode is your friend.
Switch to LAB mode by going to *Image>Mode>Lab*
Go to your channels pallete and select the *A* channel.
Invert this channel by going to *Image>Adjustment>Invert* Go back to RGB mode.

This is the most effective way to change colours completely without destroying data or introducing noise and artifacts.

In addition to this, if you invert both the A and B channels, you’ll get a blue pen.
Inverting just the B channel will get you a purple pen.
And tweaking the curves will get you all sorts of colours and shades in between.
S
Sam
Oct 10, 2009
wrote in message
On Fri, 9 Oct 2009 10:32:05 -0700 (PDT), Cardinal
wrote:

Would you have a look at the fishing rod graphic in this link?
http://cleanblog.us/john/fr/fishingRod.html

I am using Adobe Photoshop CS3 and I would like to change the red in the picture to a forest green in order to see what that would look like. I wish to preserve the reflections, etc that make this graphic look special. Is there a Photoshop adjustment command that I could use to do something like that? Thank you very much.

changing colors on the fly as you suggest, is more of a Flash thing.

No it’s not. This is exactly the sort of thing that Photoshop is designed to do.
Flash is primarily a vector graphics and animation package.
S
Sam
Oct 10, 2009
"Fred" wrote in message
Would you have a look at the fishing rod graphic in this link?
http://cleanblog.us/john/fr/fishingRod.html

I am using Adobe Photoshop CS3 and I would like to change the red in the picture to a forest green in order to see what that would look like. I wish to preserve the reflections, etc that make this graphic look special. Is there a Photoshop adjustment command that I could use to do something like that? Thank you very much.

Select the red (you could use the color range command for this). Add a color adjustment layer, choose any color you like and set the blend mode to color.
Done!

This will work, but you’ll end up with untidy edges and you’ll introduce noise and artifacts into the final product.
Use LAB mode to switch colours. It’s so much more effective. A very under-rated and mis-understood colour space.
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keepout
Oct 10, 2009
On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:32:00 +0100, "Sam" wrote:

wrote in message
On Fri, 9 Oct 2009 10:32:05 -0700 (PDT), Cardinal
wrote:

Would you have a look at the fishing rod graphic in this link?
http://cleanblog.us/john/fr/fishingRod.html

I am using Adobe Photoshop CS3 and I would like to change the red in the picture to a forest green in order to see what that would look like. I wish to preserve the reflections, etc that make this graphic look special. Is there a Photoshop adjustment command that I could use to do something like that? Thank you very much.

changing colors on the fly as you suggest, is more of a Flash thing.

No it’s not. This is exactly the sort of thing that Photoshop is designed to do.
Flash is primarily a vector graphics and animation package.

Flash created a tutorial in it’s help file changing the color of a futuristic car with just one button. So yes it is more of a flash thing. You could change the color with a crayon, but Flash does it faster & better.
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Sam
Oct 10, 2009
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On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:32:00 +0100, "Sam" wrote:

wrote in message
On Fri, 9 Oct 2009 10:32:05 -0700 (PDT), Cardinal

wrote:

Would you have a look at the fishing rod graphic in this link?
http://cleanblog.us/john/fr/fishingRod.html

I am using Adobe Photoshop CS3 and I would like to change the red in the picture to a forest green in order to see what that would look like. I wish to preserve the reflections, etc that make this graphic look special. Is there a Photoshop adjustment command that I could use to do something like that? Thank you very much.

changing colors on the fly as you suggest, is more of a Flash thing.

No it’s not. This is exactly the sort of thing that Photoshop is designed to
do.
Flash is primarily a vector graphics and animation package.

Flash created a tutorial in it’s help file changing the color of a futuristic
car with just one button. So yes it is more of a flash thing. You could change
the color with a crayon, but Flash does it faster & better.

Well then, perhaps instead of just saying "It’s more of a Flash thing", you wouldn’t mind enlightening us as to how exactly it’s done with a single click in Flash?
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Sam
Oct 10, 2009
wrote in message
On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:32:00 +0100, "Sam" wrote:

wrote in message
On Fri, 9 Oct 2009 10:32:05 -0700 (PDT), Cardinal

wrote:

Would you have a look at the fishing rod graphic in this link?
http://cleanblog.us/john/fr/fishingRod.html

I am using Adobe Photoshop CS3 and I would like to change the red in the picture to a forest green in order to see what that would look like. I wish to preserve the reflections, etc that make this graphic look special. Is there a Photoshop adjustment command that I could use to do something like that? Thank you very much.

changing colors on the fly as you suggest, is more of a Flash thing.

No it’s not. This is exactly the sort of thing that Photoshop is designed to
do.
Flash is primarily a vector graphics and animation package.

Flash created a tutorial in it’s help file changing the color of a futuristic
car with just one button. So yes it is more of a flash thing. You could change
the color with a crayon, but Flash does it faster & better.

And how exactly does that help someone who has told you he is using Photoshop CS3?
K
keepout
Oct 10, 2009
On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:39:56 +0100, "Sam" wrote:

wrote in message
On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:32:00 +0100, "Sam" wrote:
wrote in message
On Fri, 9 Oct 2009 10:32:05 -0700 (PDT), Cardinal

wrote:

Would you have a look at the fishing rod graphic in this link?
http://cleanblog.us/john/fr/fishingRod.html

I am using Adobe Photoshop CS3 and I would like to change the red in the picture to a forest green in order to see what that would look like. I wish to preserve the reflections, etc that make this graphic look special. Is there a Photoshop adjustment command that I could use to do something like that? Thank you very much.

changing colors on the fly as you suggest, is more of a Flash thing.

No it’s not. This is exactly the sort of thing that Photoshop is designed to
do.
Flash is primarily a vector graphics and animation package.

Flash created a tutorial in it’s help file changing the color of a futuristic
car with just one button. So yes it is more of a flash thing. You could change
the color with a crayon, but Flash does it faster & better.

Well then, perhaps instead of just saying "It’s more of a Flash thing", you wouldn’t mind enlightening us as to how exactly it’s done with a single click in Flash?

I already told you it’s in the flash tutorial help file. STEP BY STEP.
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keepout
Oct 10, 2009
On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:42:13 +0100, "Sam" wrote:

Flash created a tutorial in it’s help file changing the color of a futuristic
car with just one button. So yes it is more of a flash thing. You could change
the color with a crayon, but Flash does it faster & better.

And how exactly does that help someone who has told you he is using Photoshop CS3?
Adobe has created fully functional FREE demos of ALL of their products as far back as I can remember. The demo I speak of is almost as old as flash itself. Which is why I say Flash is better designed for on the fly instant color changes.

Or if just to see what the colors would be, he could use COLOR masks. It’s how you colorize a photo without killing the original.
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Sam
Oct 10, 2009
wrote in message
On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:39:56 +0100, "Sam" wrote:

wrote in message
On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:32:00 +0100, "Sam" wrote:
wrote in message
On Fri, 9 Oct 2009 10:32:05 -0700 (PDT), Cardinal

wrote:

Would you have a look at the fishing rod graphic in this link?
http://cleanblog.us/john/fr/fishingRod.html

I am using Adobe Photoshop CS3 and I would like to change the red in the picture to a forest green in order to see what that would look like. I wish to preserve the reflections, etc that make this graphic look special. Is there a Photoshop adjustment command that I could use to do something like that? Thank you very much.

changing colors on the fly as you suggest, is more of a Flash thing.

No it’s not. This is exactly the sort of thing that Photoshop is designed to
do.
Flash is primarily a vector graphics and animation package.

Flash created a tutorial in it’s help file changing the color of a futuristic
car with just one button. So yes it is more of a flash thing. You could change
the color with a crayon, but Flash does it faster & better.

Well then, perhaps instead of just saying "It’s more of a Flash thing", you wouldn’t mind enlightening us as to how exactly it’s done with a single click in Flash?

I already told you it’s in the flash tutorial help file. STEP BY STEP.

So if you weren’t prepared to give the OP an answer to his question, why did you even bother replying.
It cannot be done in Flash unless you first of all spend a lot of time creating a Flash application which will allow you to do it. That’s because Flash is not a photographic editing programme.

Photoshop on the other hand IS a photographic manipulation and editing programme. As such it is the single most suitable product on the market for doing the job the OP asked about.
It already has the tools built in, and as I demonstrated, in LAB mode the task can be completed in 4 simple steps, taking less than a minute to complete.

Yes, you *could* do it using Flash, but it would take you a hell of a long time, and the results won’t be very good.
Likewise, you could mow your lawn with a pair of scissors, but it would take you a long time and the results won’t be very good.
Similarly, you could cook a meal using only a cigarette lighter, but it would take a long time and the results won’t be very good.

Are you starting to get the point yet?
In case you aren’t, I’ll make it simple for you.
It’s all about using the right tool for the right job.

The OP has already told us that he posesses the right tool for the job – namely Photoshop CS3.
Telling him to use a less suitable tool is perhaps the most knuckle-headed piece of advice I’ve ever sen on usenet.
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Sam
Oct 10, 2009
wrote in message
On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:42:13 +0100, "Sam" wrote:

Flash created a tutorial in it’s help file changing the color of a futuristic
car with just one button. So yes it is more of a flash thing. You could change
the color with a crayon, but Flash does it faster & better.

And how exactly does that help someone who has told you he is using Photoshop CS3?

Adobe has created fully functional FREE demos of ALL of their products as far
back as I can remember. The demo I speak of is almost as old as flash itself.
Which is why I say Flash is better designed for on the fly instant color changes.

Why download a less suitable tool, when he already has the most suitable tool in existence for the job?
Would you tell someone that their Spear & Jackson saw isn’t ideal for cutting a piece of wood, and advice them to buy a breadknife instead?

Or if just to see what the colors would be, he could use COLOR masks. It’s how
you colorize a photo without killing the original.

Or he could use the simple 4 step LAB mode method I posted, which is undeniably the best and most effective way to do the job. And guess what, if you make a backup before you start, or you use a second layer, you don’t kill the original.
Or is that too simple for you?
MR
Mike Russell
Oct 11, 2009
On Fri, 9 Oct 2009 10:32:05 -0700 (PDT), Cardinal wrote:

Would you have a look at the fishing rod graphic in this link?
http://cleanblog.us/john/fr/fishingRod.html

I am using Adobe Photoshop CS3 and I would like to change the red in the picture to a forest green in order to see what that would look like. I wish to preserve the reflections, etc that make this graphic look special. Is there a Photoshop adjustment command that I could use to do something like that? Thank you very much.

Here’s one way. Use the lasso tool plus the option key to select the area you want to change. Since the fishing rod and its reflection can be selected using straight lines, you can do this in a couple of clicks. Then create a hue/sat adjustment layer and fiddle with the sliders until you have the color you want.

Mike Russell – http://www.curvemeister.com
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Fred
Oct 12, 2009
On Fri, 9 Oct 2009 10:32:05 -0700 (PDT), Cardinal

wrote:

Would you have a look at the fishing rod graphic in this link?
http://cleanblog.us/john/fr/fishingRod.html

I am using Adobe Photoshop CS3 and I would like to change the red in the picture to a forest green in order to see what that would look like. I wish to preserve the reflections, etc that make this graphic look special. Is there a Photoshop adjustment command that I could use to do something like that? Thank you very much.

changing colors on the fly as you suggest, is more of a Flash thing.

Flash can changes colors on the fly, yes. But only in vector objects! So can Illustrator, or any other vector editing app.
The OP is working on a bitmap, raster or whatever you wanna call it and for that Photoshop is the right tool.
Do you know Flash??
C
Cardinal
Oct 12, 2009
Sam,
Thank you very much. I tried the Lab mode and it works splendidly. Fast too. That is exactly what I was looking for.
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Sam
Oct 12, 2009
"Cardinal" wrote in message
Sam,
Thank you very much. I tried the Lab mode and it works splendidly. Fast too. That is exactly what I was looking for.

No probs mate.
LAB mode is such an amazingly versatile and under-explored colourspace.
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Fred
Oct 13, 2009
"Sam" wrote in message
"Cardinal" wrote in message
Would you have a look at the fishing rod graphic in this link?
http://cleanblog.us/john/fr/fishingRod.html

I am using Adobe Photoshop CS3 and I would like to change the red in the picture to a forest green in order to see what that would look like. I wish to preserve the reflections, etc that make this graphic look special. Is there a Photoshop adjustment command that I could use to do something like that? Thank you very much.

LAB mode is your friend.
Switch to LAB mode by going to *Image>Mode>Lab*
Go to your channels pallete and select the *A* channel.
Invert this channel by going to *Image>Adjustment>Invert* Go back to RGB mode.

This is the most effective way to change colours completely without destroying data or introducing noise and artifacts.

In addition to this, if you invert both the A and B channels, you’ll get a blue pen.
Inverting just the B channel will get you a purple pen.
And tweaking the curves will get you all sorts of colours and shades in between.

Thanks for the tip, Sam! Lab is strange, but fantastic. I know what to do for the next couple of weeks!

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