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Read
this first!:
Not every
picture will work! Some pictures lack the color balance to
pull the black out and will never turn out right. So if
you're having a hard time changing to white, this might be the
case.
Click
here for the Original
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Here
is our sample car. We're going to turn this to white.
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First
step, select the body of the car.
Tool used in
this step:
Eraser
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Make
a copy of that selection by pressing "Ctrl-C" and then
paste it onto another layer by immediately by pressing "Ctrl-V".
Your layer window should look like this:
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Two
methods can be used at this point, I am going to use the
"Replace Color" option. The exact same tools can
be found under "Hue/Saturation" though.
Go:
-Image
-Adjustments
-Replace Color
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Click
on the eyedropper with the plus (+) sign next to it. Then,
drag your mouse over your canvas making sure your eyedropper is
touching the different shades of black on the car. When
youre done, you should almost have a solid white car outline in
the window.
Then, using the
lightness bar at the bottom, you can turn it up until you get a
realistic white (depends on the picture). Also, drop the
Saturation down a tad.
For final
touches, adjust the levels and contrast of the layer to define
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From
there you can make that black car achieve other colors.
Here is a version of a yellow and white car.
Experiment with
other methods such as layer blending, masking, and levels. This is just one of
method of many probably.
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TIPS:
- Not every
picture will work! Some pictures lack the color balance to
pull the black out and will never turn out right. So if
you're having a hard time changing to white, this might be the
case.
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