Photoshop CS Timesaving Techniques For Dummies [Electronic resources] نسخه متنی

Technique 35.)

To recolor an image by using a gradient map:

Open the image that you want to recolor.





Choose Image>Adjustments>Gradient Map.

The Gradient Map dialog box opens, as shown in Figure 27-1.




Figure 27-1: In the Gradient Map dialog box, the gradients are selected with the Gradient picker.






Use the Gradient picker to select a gradient.





Select the Dither check box if you want to add some noise to smooth the gradient’s colors.





Select the Reverse check box if you want to change the direction of the gradient.





Click OK.

The Gradient Map dialog box closes and the image is recolored, as shown in Figure 27-2.




Figure 27-2: My pal the vulture dressed in his original feathers (left) and recolored with a Copper gradient (right).








Tip

Several gradient libraries ship with Photoshop that aren’t automatically installed in the Gradient picker. To load a gradient library while using the Gradient Map dialog box, click the tiny arrow at the upper right of the Gradient Picker and choose a gradient library from the bottom of the menu, as shown in Figure 27-3. Figure 27-3: Select a gradient library to load from the bottom of the Gradient picker menu.

Although the Gradient Map command does quickly recolor an image, the color change shown in Figure 27-2 is rather crude and doesn’t really resemble the original’s shading of lights and darks.