Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
2.
Activate the Color Replacement tool and pick a brush size
.
Click the Brush tool in the Tools panel or press B and then, in the Tool Options area,
choose the Color Replacement tool. Its icon is a brush with a color square next to it.
For this tool, you usually want a fairly large brush, as shown in
Figure 9-22
.
(See
Chapter 12
to learn all about brushes.)
3.
Click or drag in your photo to change the color
.
Elements targets the color that's under the
crosshairs
in the center of the brush cursor.
So in
Figure 9-22
,
for example, keeping the crosshairs over the tablecloth ensures that
only the tablecloth changes.
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You may want to use the Color Replacement tool on a duplicate layer (Ctrl+J/
⌘
-J) so you
can adjust the layer's opacity to control the effect.
The Tool Options settings make a big difference in the way this tool works:
▪
Brush Thumbnail
. You can't choose a different brush here; this thumbnail just gives
you a preview of the brush's size.
▪
Size
. Use this slider to adjust how big the brush is.
▪
Tolerance
. This is like the Magic Wand's Tolerance setting: The higher the number, the
more shades of color Elements changes. This setting is the key to getting good results
with this tool.
▪
Mode
. This controls the tool's blend mode (
Image Views
). Generally you'll want to
choose Color or Hue, although you can get some funky special effects with Saturation.
Luminosity is the one you'll probably use least, since it just changes the brightness of the
original color to the brightness of the new color; the hue and saturation of the original
color remain.
▪
Limits
. This setting tells Elements where to look when it searches for color. Discontigu-
ous means the tool changes only instances of the color immediately beneath the brush's
