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Hello everyone.

I am currently coloring+shading some pictures, and I would like to be able to switch the colors on the shade at will, I was thinking of doing the whole shading in black and white. Painting the whole picture gray and going either white one or black tone depending on the shade and then I would like to use the multiply option to paint over the color while having certain areas selected.

This should work, no ? What would be the most efficient way of approaching this method ? And more importantly, where could I find some different tones of gray for this (some examples), if I mess up the shading then the color will look weird.

Thank you for reading
 
sam: naw not doing photographs
ibclare: yeah, thank you, i found those very good
Let me attempt another question, those default palettes of gray were in %, in my pic below i have it 25% to 75%, my question is, how would it be possible to take a color and paint it over the gray color so that the % are the same ? I used burn and multiply etc, but the shaded red still has gray in it, I would like that line of red be 25% to 75% aswell
 
The question is not clear to me. If all the red is to be removed, you would need to make a selection, select just that, create a new layer above and then add the grey. I would create a linear gradient if you don't want solid stops between the greys.

I don't have time to make a visual right at the moment. I can show you this later if it is what you want, or another member can demo it for you. "Later" is about 6 hours from this posting.
 
I ment it like this:
Base (50%) color is gray
0%=white, 25%=whitegray, 50%=gray, 75%=blackgray, 100%=black
Base (50%) color is red
0%=white, 25%=whitered (light red), 50%= red, 75%= blackred (dark red), 100%= black
Is there a way to take a selection of shading and somehow colorburn a new color onto that shading, replacing the old color completely ? Like replace gray with red for example ?
 
Hey Jimbz, it seems that we're at an em pass here. While I think I have a reasonable understanding of what your asking, I'm at a loss because I can only guess at what your actually trying to accomplish without an example of what your trying to do.

Yes you can replace any color or shade of grey with another color. It's a matter of making a selection and replacing the color. How you get to that selection is a whole different story. The solution may be a matter of how you prep the shaded layer.

examples:

shades of grey
View attachment 43113

Converted to red
View attachment 43114
 
yes this is what im asking, making a selection isnt a problem, but converting the color is, how do i do it ? it keeps adding together 2 colors creating a weird mix of both
 
You won't need to make a burn layer so to speak. Just make the selection and on a layer above, add the color gradient, just use the same stops you did for the grey gradient. I think that's what you want. Leave it on normal blend mode. The magic of Photoshop is layers.

If we still aren't answering your question . . . maybe you can load a psd with details of what you want. Like, I want this hat to be shaded as I have it, but the color in red. To do that with a complex shading, if that's what you mean, where a simple gradient won't get it, then yes, you'll need a different approach. I would use a hue/sat adjustment layer on colorize.
 
Hey Jimbz! This is very simple so please don't be frustrated!

Once you have this on it's own layer....
Screen Shot 2014-03-13 at 8.10.04 AM.png

You make a selection of it....
Screen Shot 2014-03-13 at 8.09.50 AM.png
Create a new layer and fill the selection with this.....
Screen Shot 2014-03-13 at 8.10.14 AM.png

This is why we have been asking you to post an example of what your doing! It might help us in directing you towards a technique that will help!

This is a matter of layers. The original layer, a shading layer or layers, and color replacement layer(s).
 
I was thinking is a bit more labour intensive....

...... of applying a gradient in the direction of the brush stroke.

That is if you're using a fairly large sized brush..... Then again I don't know what you're planning to do....
 
You could be right dv8, it's a guessing game without an example.
 
aapic.jpgYeah, the admin pmed that he accidentaly deleted my attatchment.​
Anyways, still cant get it to work, im having trouble with the gradient/paint bucket tool, not working, at all, it either colors all over it, or in a multiplied tone (grey+red)
 
... a brush characteristic that will cancel out the color values of whatever brushed over and replace with the new color in the shade values of the old..... more like replace color function but that won't work on brushes.

I wonder if it's possible.... must experiment.

Does it have to be used on brushes?
 
Lets say I have a drawing. This is a really fast example.
Thanks DragoArt!

Screen Shot 2014-03-14 at 8.15.00 AM.png

I add a shading layer to the hair....

Screen Shot 2014-03-14 at 8.17.11 AM.png

Let's say I want to change the color of the shading
to Red, but I still want to preserve the original shading layer....

Screen Shot 2014-03-14 at 8.19.02 AM.png

Done, takes about 2 seconds.

It may not be how your wanting to do it but is this anything like your wanting?
 
Which part as a selection? Please define selection in your own words, to ensure we're talking about the same thing.
 
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