changing layer attributes

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mike_j_cirillo
Jun 7, 2004
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hi troops. let me get right into it. i have a project, its pretty simple, just 3 layers. a background, a layer whic i have created from a web based jpeg and another layer which is text. the problem i am encountering is that i want to ‘change’ the colors of the layer that contains the web based jpeg. but, when i use the ‘magic wand’ to choose the pixels to change i find that all the edges, (which are feathered and blurred), do not maintain that detail. in other words after i choose the pixels and use the paint bucket to change the objects colors i see the ‘ugly’ rough edges that i had worked so hard to eliminate. so, how do i get that layer to just stay the same state that it is in and just be able to change colors?

thanks mike c
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Ann_Shelbourne
Jun 7, 2004
The best way to do this would be to first use
Select menu/Color Range
followed by
Image menu/Adjustments/Replace Color.

[Do a search for "Replace Color" in Photoshop’s Help for more info.]
MJ
mike_j_cirillo
Jun 7, 2004
thanks ann.

its funny. started to read more of my book, and that’s where i ended up: color range tool. sinice it is only one color, i suppose it will be easy to select it and change its color. but, what about using a gradient effect for the ‘new’ color in my layer.
e.g. ‘fading from blue to pink and back to blue.’

m
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Ann_Shelbourne
Jun 7, 2004
It sounds as if you are going to have to that in multiple steps — perhaps by making multiple History snapshots and painting with the history brush.

You might also like to experiment with using a customized swatch palette and Indexed Color as touched upon here:
Ann Shelbourne "Using PS 7 to turn scanned images into blueline images" 6/7/04 9:51am </cgi-bin/webx?14/0>

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