Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
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From the Settings drop-down menu, choose the
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setting
again, and press OK. Keep the i le open for the next part of this lesson.
Keep in mind that if you are using your images for web only, then you can also use the preview
feature to view your image on dif erent platforms. To make this change, you would choose
View > Proof Setup and choose either Internet Standard RGB or Legacy Macintosh RGB from
the menu.
Selecting colors
There are many methods that you can use to select colors to paint with in Photoshop.
Most methods end up using the Color Picker dialog box. In this section, you will review
how to use the Color Picker to choose accurate colors.
1
Click once on the Set foreground color box at the bottom of the Tools panel. The
Color Picker appears. It is tough to represent a 3D color space in 2D, but Photoshop
does a pretty good job of interpreting colors in the Color Picker. Using the Color
Picker, you can enter values on the right, or use the Color slider and color i eld on the
left to create a custom color.
2
Now, with the Color Picker open, click and drag the color slider to change the hue of
your selected color. The active color is represented as a circle in the color i eld.
A
B
C
D
A.
Selected color.
B.
Color i eld.
C.
Color slider.
D.
Color values.
