The Select --> Color Range command is a great way to select specific colors in an image. In most instances, this is a much easier and more accurate way to select colors that you intend to replace. To select colors by using Color Range, choose Select --> Color Range. When the dialog box appears, click the color in the image with the eyedropper. Try to click in the most neutral midtone area of the color. Refer to the dialog preview window to determine whether the area is selected well enough. The white areas that appear in the preview window are the areas that will be selected when you click OK. To preview the selection in the document window, choose White Matte, Black Matte, Grayscale, or Quick Mask from the Selection Preview menu.
To extend the color range selection and add any shadow or highlight areas of the color, switch to the Add To Sample eyedropper and click in those areas of the image. If you accidentally click on the wrong color, you can remove it from the selection by clicking with the Subtract From Sample eyedropper. You can also add to the color range selection area by increasing the Fuzziness amount. As you drag the slider to the right, Photoshop adds more hues of the selected color as it finds them throughout the image. If there are traces of the color visible throughout the shadow and highlight areas of the image, you will want to increase the Fuzziness amount. To accurately select isolated colors, use low Fuzziness settings and add to the selection when necessary by clicking multiple times with the Add To Sample eyedropper.
After the entire selected area of color appears in the preview, click OK to make the selection. The marching ants should appear immediately over your image; however, keep in mind that this is a different type of selection than those made with any of the other “ant-generating” selection tools, such as the Magic Wand or Lasso. Because the selection was made using eyedropper samplers and a Fuzziness control, it contains areas that are only partially selected. In most instances this can result in a much smoother adjustment.
To extend the color range selection and add any shadow or highlight areas of the color, switch to the Add To Sample eyedropper and click in those areas of the image. If you accidentally click on the wrong color, you can remove it from the selection by clicking with the Subtract From Sample eyedropper. You can also add to the color range selection area by increasing the Fuzziness amount. As you drag the slider to the right, Photoshop adds more hues of the selected color as it finds them throughout the image. If there are traces of the color visible throughout the shadow and highlight areas of the image, you will want to increase the Fuzziness amount. To accurately select isolated colors, use low Fuzziness settings and add to the selection when necessary by clicking multiple times with the Add To Sample eyedropper.
After the entire selected area of color appears in the preview, click OK to make the selection. The marching ants should appear immediately over your image; however, keep in mind that this is a different type of selection than those made with any of the other “ant-generating” selection tools, such as the Magic Wand or Lasso. Because the selection was made using eyedropper samplers and a Fuzziness control, it contains areas that are only partially selected. In most instances this can result in a much smoother adjustment.
Making Color Range Selections
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