{"id":16788,"date":"2011-04-29T11:37:15","date_gmt":"2011-04-29T09:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=16788"},"modified":"2025-07-02T02:01:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:01:32","slug":"how-to-create-attractive-color-effects-in-photoshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-create-attractive-color-effects-in-photoshop\/","title":{"rendered":"How to: Create attractive color effects in Photoshop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I tested an iPhone app<\/a><\/strong> called Color Effects<\/strong> that gives you some cool tools for your photos. I thought that you could probably do the same in Photoshop, so after playing with color palettes and brushes for a while, here I am with a few tricks to create eye-catching color effects in Photoshop<\/strong>. Let’s get started!<\/p>\n

Change the color of any object in your photo.<\/h3>\n

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Difficult as it sounds, this color effect is actually very easy. What you need to do is select the object in Quick Mask mode<\/strong>, go back to Normal mode, invert the selection and then play around with the Hue\/Saturation<\/strong> controls. You’ll find all the details in this tutorial<\/a> I wrote a while ago.<\/p>\n

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Add a dash of color to black and white images.<\/h3>\n

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Actually, this effect doesn’t work with black and white photos. It’s meant to be used with colored images you’ve previously converted to black and white. Once you’ve done that (Image > Adjustments > Desaturate<\/strong>), use the History Brush<\/strong> in Photoshop to bring colors back only in certain areas. Again, the effect is fully explained in this tutorial<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Change the overall color of an image.<\/h3>\n

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Last but not least, another color effect I tried out just today. It’s probably the easiest one of all three, but that doesn’t mean its results are any worse. Open your photo and go to Hue\/Saturation<\/strong> in the Layers window – it’s in the menu you open with that little black and white circle.<\/p>\n

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Tick the Colorize<\/strong> option and move the Hue slider until you get the new color you want for your photo. You can also fiddle a bit with the Saturation<\/strong> and Lightness<\/strong> values if you like.<\/p>\n

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Click the layer’s blending mode field and change it to to Color<\/strong> for a better result. Done!<\/p>\n

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