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Making two different colors the same

mediabob
I have a shot of an old brick wall showing a combination of repairs and, thus, colors. I'd like to control the overall color the different sections to appear as uniform. Can this be done in the Color Editor?
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  • Paul Steunebrink
    Yes, potentially you could use the Color Editor for the task, as it has a wide range of corrections. On the other hand, you could use the Skin tone balance as well. Create a new skin tone color and use it in the other images.
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  • mediabob
    [quote="Paul_E" wrote:
    Yes, potentially you could use the Color Editor for the task, as it has a wide range of corrections. On the other hand, you could use the Skin tone balance as well. Create a new skin tone color and use it in the other images.

    Thanks, Paul. I believe you are recommending using Local Adjustments and the Color Editor as the tool to paint with. Would I create a Layer first then select the color before adjusting the brush? That sequence doesn't seem to work. The User Guide suggested this could be done but selecting the Color Editor brings up the Eyedropper and voids the brush tool.
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  • Paul Steunebrink
    Okay, now we are getting confused, and I am part of its cause. 😉

    First, going back to my initial suggestion (the Skin tone balance tool), I was not referring to the Color Editor's Skin tool but to the Skin tone tab of the White Balance tool. This Skin tone balance tool is seldom used but brilliant in its design. Don't be fooled by its name (skin...). It allows you to balance an image to any color instead of grey, which is what the regular white balance does. The only thing you have to do is to create a balance (Pick to create balance) first.
    This might help you, or not.

    The other option is the Color Editor, Advanced tab (unless you have a skin tone, use Skin tab). You can use the CE's Advanced tab either in a Adjustments Layer or not. An AL gives you even more control because it allows you to have the adjustment affect a controlled portion of your image and leave the rest alone.

    Using CE with AL is a two-step process. First, you brush with the AL tool the area you like to adjust (with CE or other tool). Next, while the new layer is still selected, you select the eye-dropper of the CE Advanced tool, pick the color and adjust it with CE's sliders. In particular Hue Rotation might be helpful to get the desired effect. CE is extremely powerful and versatile but needs some time to get used to.
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  • mediabob
    [quote="Paul_E" wrote:
    Okay, now we are getting confused, and I am part of its cause. 😉
    ...The other option is the Color Editor, Advanced tab (unless you have a skin tone, use Skin tab). You can use the CE's Advanced tab either in a Adjustments Layer or not. An AL gives you even more control because it allows you to have the adjustment affect a controlled portion of your image and leave the rest alone. ...

    Excellent suggestions, Paul. Thank you. Since my desire is to change just the brick color, the Adjustment Layer technique seems most useful.
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  • mediabob
    [quote="Paul_E" wrote:
    Okay, now we are getting confused, and I am part of its cause. 😉
    ... Using CE with AL is a two-step process. First, you brush with the AL tool the area you like to adjust (with CE or other tool). Next, while the new layer is still selected, you select the eye-dropper of the CE Advanced tool, pick the color and adjust it with CE's sliders. In particular Hue Rotation might be helpful to get the desired effect. CE is extremely powerful and versatile but needs some time to get used to.

    Paul, I'm confused again, sorry. In the process you outline above you suggest "... pick the color and adjust it with CE's sliders. In particular Hue Rotation might be helpful to get the desired effect." How can I pick the color I want with the eye-dropper and use that exact color, without changing it? I tried the technique just as you said, and it worked fine, but the color I picked didn't need changing so it didn't perform the way anticipated. It seems the technique only works with colors that are changed with the sliders. My goal was to pick a color with the eye-dropper, and use that exact color in an Adjustment Layer. The Adjustment Layer does not change unless the color selected is changed.
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  • mediabob
    Working with the Color Editor to apply a local adjustment: the eyedropper selects a color from the scene and posts it in the color circle for changes, if needed. Can I use that selected color to apply to an Adjustment layer WITHOUT changing any of its parameters?
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