FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM! instagram.com/tutvid 🔥 ↓ VIDEO GUIDE ↓ 🔥 01:27 Get right to the tutorial (skip the intro banter) 02:07 Creating and refining a selection 04:48 The “basic” background color change 07:28 The full Photoshop Retouching Course link 07:49 Tweaking the “basic” color change and trying different blend modes 09:25 Correcting a color fringe/reflection with masks and Hue/Saturation 11:15 The ADVANCED technique starts here (explanation of LAB color) 13:17 Gathering data and displaying in our Info panel 14:54 Adding the first Adjustment Layer 15:17 Building and matching the yellow color 18:26 Masking the effect into just the background 19:06 Building and matching the red color (more difficult!) 21:38 Examining some issues with the red color and tweaking the Curve 22:31 Splitting the color in the background. (Half red, half yellow!) 24:01 Checking the color and tweaking the red a little more 24:52 Explanation of why we worked in RGB and not LAB 25:57 Wrapping it up!
No somehow I changed the background Colors myself and now I don't know how I did it. Help me return the background to white again on the screen. The black is awful
11:55 -- Aaaaactually, Smart Objects to the rescue! Work with Adjustment Layers in Lab mode, select ALL of your layers including the original BG, convert everything to a Smart Object, and switch your project to RGB mode. You can carry on WITHOUT losing any of the Lab color construct nestled within the Smart Object. 😎
See, this is why I love the comments! I was not aware of this at all. I've gotta jump in and check this technique out ASAP! I might even add this to a new tutorial that I'm working on. THANK YOU FOR SHARING! 🔥
no waste at all my friend. I have watch so many videos from so many instructors and you have definiately added to my body of knowledge and upped my inspiration level also. Serge Ramelli, Scott Kelby, Aaron Nace and now Nathaniel Dodson. Feed me!!
Super cool! I always learn something new from your tutorials! I always like to share it on my college's Learning center facebook. Keep up the good work!
nice video, Interesting way of working with lab. I usually just duplicate and convert the image to LAB, make all of my color adjustments and bring it back to my original image. But this is a great way to keep all of the Adjustment layers. Great video!
That was an excellent tut. I love learning how to use PS tools and the whole infogram thing was so interesting. I always seem to have a number of 'Oh that's cool' moments when watching your tut's the whole 11x11 thing with the picker is something I completely missed. I've been basically teaching myself how to use PS over the last 2 years via tut's and it always amazes me how many different ways you can perform any task and how much each tool can do. I've been using LAB for a while at the start of my edits to colour correct. I work with a lot of very dark screencaps and I find it's the best way to initially pull out a more natural colour and details that are hiding before working with CRW. I normally convert to LAB use curves and then turn it into a SMART object before converting back to RGB without flattening and merging. I can always go back and edit contents, I've never noticed an issue with this. Is there a reason why I shouldn't be doing it or that may cause problems with the psd?
I was completely unaware of the Smart Object trick with regard to LAB color mode. I'm so glad it got posted here in the comments! Thanks for sharing, man! We all have stuff to learn!! 🍻🍻
Which colour background will be best to shoot headshots to all skin tones to, for then change it to any colour, vibrant ones included? (I have used an off white or grey, but would like to know your opinion!). Thank you!
I originally skipped over this video cause I was like, I know how to change the color of a background, I don't need this video. But I finally got around to watching it, and wow, I'm glad I did.
Loveley tutorial. one thing ig bothering me so so much. I want to have 2 colours in my background, exactly like on the thumbnail. But i want there to be gradient between the split. Not a sharp line. How could i accomplish this?
hey there....I tried using this technique albeit the photo is def not studio quality and i'm trying to change the color of background(wall) but when I apply the refine edge brush I don't seem to get a clean selection like you do in this video. idk if it has to do with my 2012 mac mini lol or what and I'm using photoshop 2020....any insight would be appreciated..!
just a little FYI, there is a huge difference between working in LAB mode and working with adjustment layers in RGB. LAB does not saturate the colors in the darker areas whereas RGB does. the reason for that is because LAB has it's own Light channel. Anyhow, keep up the great work and thanks for sharing your techniques! cheers!
I am just starting to learn LAB color space and did not realize you could do this in RGB which is interesting. I would love to see the same tutorial in LAB mode to see the difference. Wouldn't it be possible to achieve the background change in LAB mode without using a mask? And therefore you wouldn't have any fringing around the hair or reflections from the original color on the model. I think I have seen that done somewhere..... There are not many detailed and good tutorials on youtube on LAB. Thanks for the expertise!
PLEASE do a Photoshop tutorial on this exact method, but colorize black to another color (I.e. a Black car, Black jacket, Black sofa, etc.). Thank you.
I love your detail knowledge of Photoshop. Like here with Colours and all.. But it's kind of hard to grasp everything you teach here.. Like with LAB and RGb.. I didn't get to use lab when working with Colours.. You did it.. I just want to know why you went from RGb to lab.. Is there any specific used for lab than RGb and cmyk.. If there is what is it.. Sorry but lot in my table.. Please answer tutvid
Nice! I was wondering if you would make a video on creating advanced credible mockups in Photoshop? I am studying graphic design, and we have a student project where we are going to make our portfolio.
Do you have anything specifically that you want to do a mockup of? I have a list of items that I want to create Photoshop mockup tutorials of, but if you have any specific requests I'll do those first 👍
Hi!, do you think that can show us how to add glitter under the eyes in a portrait? One more time, thank you so much for teach us and literally blow our minds.
It's not the initial conversion to LAB that I was concerned about. When the changes get made in LAB and then you convert back to RGB, Photoshop wants all Adjustment layers to be flattened. There are a couple people in the comments who have suggested using Smart Objects and that will allow you to keep layer structure, etc... even after converting from LAB to RGB again. Sorry if I wasn't clear enough 👌
Why not just desaturate the background and add color opacity layer over that? Tends to work pretty well and is MUCH faster though maybe not quite as accurate.
Because of the accuracy. There are SO many ways to change colors, but to get an exact color and maintain the shadows and highlights and contrast is what seems to be the toughest. Really glad you posted another technique here, though! Thanks 🍻🍻
Okay, if you desaturate and have a levels layer adjustment though, you can get really close really fast. Usually when you desaturate, the highs aren't high enough, and the lows aren't low enough. I like this method too and will keep it in my repertoire. I figure it's more for the clients like GE or McDonald's who are very particular. For the average Joe client, speed is probably more important than super accuracy. Good video! Thanks for the reply!
Can you please edit my picture like this. I try my self, but it is not good background color i need ur mail id to send that photo ..please please ..........
Dude I am a fashion photographer from India and I watch all yours Tuts and would like to thank you for such amazing videos and actually you have made my life very easy
That's so strange. This used to happen a lot, but I thought I had it figured out. I'll look into it and do some testing and see if anything changes. Thanks for the heads up!
