Retouching and restoring images
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While using the Color Changer tool, you can undo and redo
actions such as adjusting colors or adjusting settings on the
Tool Options palette.
To isolate the area you want to recolor, you can create a
selection. For more information about creating selections, see
“Creating selections” on page 157.
To prevent the Color Changer from affecting areas of the photo
that you do not want to change, you can duplicate the layer on
which the photo resides, apply the Color Changer to the new
layer, and use the Eraser tool to erase the areas of changed
color that you want to restore. You can then merge the layers.
You can also
Use a color from the current
image
Choose the Dropper tool
click the
color you want in the image, and then
choose the Color Changer tool to
reactivate it.
Instantly change the color you
want to apply
Before clicking Apply, click a color on
the Materials palette.
Adjust the color application
Before clicking Apply, adjust any of the
following controls on the Tool Options
palette:
• Tolerance — determines how
closely the current color needs to
match similar colors for recoloring
to be applied. Higher settings
cause more pixels to be recolored.
• Edge Softness — determines how
pixels that border the recolored
pixels are affected. Higher settings
cause more “bleeding” of the
recoloring.
