{"id":54091,"date":"2022-11-22T16:11:52","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T00:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/?p=54091"},"modified":"2022-12-15T12:59:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T20:59:10","slug":"how-to-match-colors-between-images-in-photoshop-the-easy-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/how-to-match-colors-between-images-in-photoshop-the-easy-way\/","title":{"rendered":"How to match colors between images in Photoshop the easy way"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to copy colors from one image to another in Photoshop.<\/h2>\n

Colin Smith shows you how to change the color of an object to perfectly match the color of another object in a picture in Photoshop. This works in photoshop 6 through Photoshop 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this tutorial we will change this red car into a blue car.<\/p>\n

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We want to match the blue from this fish<\/p>\n

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This is the quick and easy method. If it doesn’t work, there is a more accurate method that uses Color curves in Photoshop to match colors<\/a><\/p>\n

Step 1, sampling the color<\/h3>\n

With the colored image open in its own tab, make a selection around the area of color that you want to use.<\/p>\n

Use the rectangular marquee tool to make a selection.<\/p>\n

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Step 2. Selecting the color you want to change<\/h3>\n

Let’s select the red on the car.<\/p>\n

Choose Select>Color Range<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the eyedropper, click on the color you want to select<\/p>\n

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Choose the eyedropper with the + next to it<\/p>\n

Click on other colored part to add them to the selection. Tip: You can drag with the + eyedropper if you like.<\/p>\n

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Adjust the fuzziness to include or exclude more of the color. The goal is to get the selected area white, while the non selected area will be black.<\/p>\n

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Click ok<\/p>\n

Press Ctrl\/Cmd+J to copy the selected area to a new layer.<\/p>\n

Here, I have hidden the background so you can see the contents of the new layer. (You don’t need to hide the background.)<\/p>\n

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Step 3 colorizing the object<\/h3>\n

Choose Image>Adjustments>Match Color.<\/p>\n

Note, this isn’t available as an adjustment layer and it won’t work on a Smart Object. This is why I copied the selection to a new layer, it is a destructive process.<\/p>\n

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In Match color, change source to the name of the tab that contains our color (the fish).<\/p>\n

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At first the color may look very strange, because currently it’s sampling the entire image, not the selection.<\/p>\n

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Click on the “Use Selection in Source to Calculate Colors<\/em>” checkbox.<\/p>\n

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Now it will use the color inside the selection only. The correct blue is now showing.<\/p>\n

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Step 4. Making the color look natural on the layer<\/h3>\n

Change the blending mode from Normal to Hue.<\/p>\n

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Now the color looks natural<\/p>\n

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If there are some extra areas selected, such as the brake calipers, we can easily fix it.<\/p>\n

Click on add a layer mask<\/strong> button on the layers panel<\/p>\n

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Choose Black as the Foreground color and paint away the eras that you want to reveal the original color.<\/p>\n

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And that’s it. I hope you found this useful. If you did, tell all your friends about PhotoshopCAFE and click the share buttons to share on Social Media.<\/p>\n

Check out this tutorial if you want to go deeper into colorizing. Color curves in Photoshop to match colors<\/a><\/p>\n

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Great to see you here at the CAFE<\/p>\n

Colin<\/p>\n

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