Thanks! I didn't know there were that many videos on RU-vid about this. Tell everyone you know to watch the video and click on that like button, maybe that will get this video up higher in the search results so that more people can find it and benefit from the instruction. George
I would love to see an update to this where the house has several colors that you're modifying, such as the trim, front door, shutters, brick, roof, etc. I think I may have figured out how to do it, but I'm curious if there's a quicker, more efficient way. Also, could you show how it works when using swatches loaded from Sherwin Williams or another paint company? Oh, and could you clarify how you used the refine selection feature to refine the area around the bushes? I can't seem to locate that option in PS2020. Thanks! All in all, this was very helpful!
Hi Michele, that sounds like a great idea for a video, I will add it to my list. On the Refine Edge, that tool has now been replaced by the Select and Mask tool in the Select Menu, but you can still get to the older Refine Edge by holding down the Shift key while clicking Select and Mask. That is what I usually do now as the older Refine Edge just works better than the newer Select and Mask. George
Very useful George, I understand the concepts of what you doing. I had always wondered if the numbers/letter color codes we use in PS and PSE were universal in the industry or just unique to PS. What we are using most of the time are RGB colors? I am leaning now that there are many different color schemes. I know this is a huge and very detailed topic, you can make a simple response if you like. Thank you! Rich
Hi Rich, there are lots of ways to select colors, it all depends on your needs. If you are ordering printed pieces from a professional printer you will be selecting colors either by going with cmyk color separations or by specifying specific spot color inks or mixes. The numbers you use will depend on the inks used by the printer, a couple of common ones are Pantone and Toyo but there are several others. In Photoshop you have easy access to all of the common color libraries to select colors from. If you are painting a house (like in this video) then you will be working with color swatches that you can get from your local paint retailer. That is what I did here, I just grabbed a paint swatch and scanned it into Photoshop. Then I was able to sample that color and use it in the photograph. If you are working for screen output (what I mostly do) then you will be working with RGB colors which are the colors that monitors and TVs use. How you specify those colors is really up to you although the most common one is by using Hue-Saturation-Brightness which is the default setting for the color picker in PS and PSE. The Hexidecimal scheme is another way to specify colors specifically for use on web pages, the hex numbers are understood by most web programming languages. Any hex color you choose will have a corresponding HSB number as well. The Web Safe colors are simply a limited set of hex numbers that would match the capabilities in computer monitors back in the '80s. Not much need for those anymore but it is a convenient way to look at a limited set of colors to make selection easier. The HSB and Hex numbers are universal. I could go on of course for another hour or so but these are the basics. Georg
Thank you sir, that distinction is all I need to know for my use. This was a very creative way to incorporate a common question (what will my house look like with the new paint) with a practical use. I dabble a bit in landscaping and it is nice to show a photo with the complete composition in place, often folks will upgrade their outside at the same time and this can help me show them how the colors can work together to give the desired feel. Thank you sir for your time, it is most appreciated. Rich
I am going to give it a try but wondering … rather than scan a swatch and try to match its color, If I go to the paint store, do they have like RGB values (or something else) that I can simply type in to PS and it will create the color? Am looking to paint my house and looking to try and simulate as close as I can. I am worried about the last step where you are adjusting the levels as clearly that changes how the color will really be applies on the house. Maybe there is different method that is more accurate? (that probably wasn't the intent of the video).
Hi, sorry, no. The paint store will not have RGB values. Those values are how a color appears on a computer monitor and it is based on the screen using Red, Green, and Blue to display the color. Paint stores use a wide range of pigments to mix their paints into a tinted base color so there is no corresponding set of values to the computer screen colors. Also any color displayed on a computer screen is a close approximation at best since all computer monitors display colors slightly differently depending on the model and make of the screen, how old the screen is, the lighting in the room etc. So there is no way to get a perfectly accurate repeatable color. On my computer screen if I look very carefully the colors are richer towards the center of the screen and there is an area that is a little lighter along the left side of the screen. So the colors are not perfectly accurate even across the one screen. And speaking of colors, the actual paint on the house will look different at different times of the day and in different weather, and at sunset, etc. The technique in this video gets you about as close as you can reasonably get. George
Thank you very much for the detailed explanation. btw: I followed all your training on Essentials and was happy to see you also do CC - which I just picked. Will be looking for your other videos. @@HTGGeorge
@@HTGGeorge I am a newbie and know virtually nothing, however I can tell you that you can look up Sherwin Williams or Behr colors on their web sites and they show the RGB value. Even easier, they both have swatch palletes for Ps that you can import right into the tool. Much easier than typing in RGB values!
@@bobnewman1810 Hi Bob, Thanks! Never knew that. Of course those hex or rgb values are still just approximations at best since the type of color is different. But this will save some work. Screen colors are transmitted, or projected colors. Paint colors are reflected colors, almost impossible to get an exact match, but it will give you a good idea. Same problem whenever designing anything for print output on a computer, hard to get a real reliable result, you have to do an actual print to really see how it works. The problem is most apparent in bright yellows, bright reds, and especially with bright greens. All of those are much brighter and more saturated on screen then you can ever get with a reflective color. George
Hi, are you talking about Adobe Photoshop 7 or Photoshop Elements 7? This video is for Adobe Photoshop and really won't work with Photoshop Elements. I was trying to think of what to do for tomorrow's Photoshop Elements video, maybe I will do an Elements version of this. Sometimes I just run out of ideas, this weekend is one of those times, so thanks tor the idea. Now, if you are talking about Adobe Photoshop 7 then you really need to get a newer version, Adobe Photoshop 7 was from last century and really won't work well with modern computers. George
Hi, did you watch the whole video? I start with a quick preview of what I will be demonstrating then I go on and do the full demonstration, explaining while I am doing. George
Hi, just follow the instructions in this video and you should be fine. Make sure you watch the whole video, don't skip any of it or you will miss important instructions. George
Hi Paul, my videos are designed for beginners. If you are experienced they can easily seem too slow and long. But if you are a beginner then all the discussion is necessary and that is who these videos are for.
