Photoshop CS6: Visual QuickStart Guide

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

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 choose a blending mode for a layer or tool, apply a tint via a Solid Color Fill layer, apply and edit ...