Adobe Photoshop CS4 Studio Techniques

Replacing Color

If you like the general ideas discussed so far, but didn’t have complete success isolating areas based on hues, try choosing Image > Adjustments > Replace Color (Figure 8.36). In essence, Replace Color combines the Color Range command with the color-shifting capability found in the Hue/Saturation controls. The advantage of using Replace Color is that instead of having to figure out the exact Hue, Saturation, and Lightness settings necessary to get the desired result, you just define the desired color by clicking the color swatch at lower right in the dialog.

Figure 8.36. The Replace Color dialog is a combination of the Color Range command and the Hue/Saturation controls in the Adjustments panel. Here, the green leaves are selected, ...