Photoshop Mama's Colorization Concept

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A basic tutorial showing the concept behind getting colorization to work over very dark to black pixels or very light to white pixels. While it's easy to change color over pixels where the luminosity falls into the middle gray areas, it is different when the luminosity falls into the black or white area. Easy color changes on blue or green eyes, but not so with dark brown eyes. Easy color changes on a red green or blue dress but not on a black dress. The key is to bump the luminosity to a gray level using the output levels sliders and then use colorization methods to change or replace the color.

Continue with this concept and watch Photoshop Mama's Colorize Black Dress Video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNbl7j7bsqE

Then Watch Photoshop Mama's Remapping Color after the current video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbxl6JCXF7o

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Photoshop
• Tutorial
• Photoretouching
• selectivecolor
• photoshopmama

[2low2rl]

isnt that the same as the equalize option

[photoshopmama]

not at all

[DefStyles]

Couldnt you just use a gradiant map? That would be much easier.

[photoshopmama]

I'm getting there, but first trying to build on concept.

[mykimochi]

Welcome back!

[rockdat]

thanks that was awsome!!

[ranjoharbri]

This is a very simple demonstration on how gradients effect an image, and has helped unlock one of the mysteries of photoshop for me. Thanks Mama.

[elliottwalsh]

also a pleasure. very informative.

[MrKhan65]

great tuturial

[Tgrocker419]

i have a question im not sure if it has anything to do with this video but ya

on photoshop ive been trying to make my blacks blaker and whites whiter and im really not sure how thats done?

if anyone else knows how fill free to message me thanks in advance

[lepitchuca]

That was sreally helpfull, thanks Mama Shan, I love your videos!

[fjjuhasz]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Very informative. Love your videos, they made my work a whole lot faster, easier and nicer. Very grateful.

Judit