Photoshop CC: Visual QuickStart Guide (2015 release)

11. Using Color

In This Chapter

Choosing colors in Photoshop

Using the Color Picker

Choosing colors from a library

Using the Color panel

Using the Swatches panel

Working with Adobe color themes

Using the Eyedropper tool

Copying colors as hexadecimals

Choosing a blending mode

Creating a Solid Color fill layer

Creating a Gradient fill layer

Creating and editing a gradient preset

Using the Gradient tool

Creating custom and scripted patterns

In this chapter, you’ll learn ways to choose the colors that are applied by various Photoshop tools and commands. You will also learn how to work with color themes, choose a blending mode for a layer or tool, ...