Changing image color to PanTONE 2995

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chris_nrrs
Oct 23, 2005
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HI

I have tried to change my image (grayscale) to another solid color (PanTONE 2995). I have tried everything but it is NOT working. What i am doing is
when i open the picture, it is locked of course, so i double click on the layers tab "background" and it gives me a dialog box to create a new layer. I do.

1.) selecting the eyedropper tool.

2.) select forground, the dialog box comes up.

3.) select custom and fine PanTONE 2995.

4.) I click OK

5.) I go back to my image but when i click on my image, it reverts back to the grayscale that it was first.

even tried this with the background. Nothing works. What am i doing wrong.
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YrbkMgr
Oct 23, 2005
Is your image in a color mode or is it in grayscale? Check Image|Mode.
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Michael_D_Sullivan
Oct 23, 2005
Your image is still in grayscale mode. Change to RGB. Now, after selecting Pantone 2995 by clicking (you don’t need eyedropper) on the foreground (which will give you its RGB equivalent, since you are in RGB), your foreground color for painting, etc. will be the equivalent of Pantone 2995. Now you need to do something with it, such as painting or filling a selection. Or instead of choosing RGB mode above, select duotone and choose Pantone 2995 for your color. Read up on duotones in the manual or help system to understand how to use this mode.

Pantone colors represent special inks that can be used for "spot color" by a professional printer. If you are printing at home or through a photo printing service, you won’t be able to reproduce true Pantone colors. What you will get is the approximate RGB equivalent. Likewise, the Pantone colors aren’t truly reproducible in RGB on your screen. The official Pantone colors are reproduced in Pantone color sample books that are printed with the special inks. If you have the books, you pick the color you want parts of your image to be printed in, then select that numbered ink as a spot color in Photoshop. Photoshop will use a similar color for display but tag the channel with the number of the ink, so when the file is sent to the printer, the proper ink can be used.
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chris_nrrs
Oct 23, 2005
Thank you guys for your help.

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