TUTORIAL - How to change the colour of a car

[h290ewk]

First find the car you want to change the colour of.

Then paste the photo of the car into Paintshop and duplicate the layer as shown below:





Once this is done you then need to select the part of the photo you want to change colour, so by using the Rectangular Marquee tool draw a rectangular box round the car like shown:



Then to change the colour you need to click on 'Image', 'Adjustments' and the 'Hue/Saturation'





A box should appear having clicked on the Hue/Saturation tab like shown below





Slide the Hue/Saturation bar left or right to change the colour of the car. Once this is done you then need to cut out the areas around the car that have changed colour too. So usuing the Polygonal Lasso tool to do this:






So higlight around the car the bits you want cutting out then once you have linked up the polygonal line, hit the 'DELETE' key and it will change the colour of the background back to normal!

*NB* This last step will only work if you 'Duplicated' the Layer right at the start!

[FF_Mark]

Re: BASIC TUTORIAL - How to change the colour of a car

I do it a similar way, but different.





Then move the HUE slider around until you get the colour you want.





Lastly remove any crap from around the car like shown above by Secret_Servicer

[FF_Mark]

Re: BASIC TUTORIAL - How to change the colour of a car

Taking care to cut out things like the headlights, wheels etc, if they have changed colour.

[^Mick^]

Re: BASIC TUTORIAL - How to change the colour of a car

i dont even bother with a new layer when i do it

[FF_Mark]

Re: BASIC TUTORIAL - How to change the colour of a car

You just have to be differnt.

[Gmac]

Re: BASIC TUTORIAL - How to change the colour of a car

Excellent .. thanks SS

[FF_Mark]

Re: BASIC TUTORIAL - How to change the colour of a car

Excellent .. thanks SS

What about me

[michelin_man]

Re: BASIC TUTORIAL - How to change the colour of a car

is there any reason why this wouldnt work on a white car i did everything as above and it doesnt change?

[Langley]

Re: BASIC TUTORIAL - How to change the colour of a car

if it's a white car you can use colour balance not hue/saturation

[michelin_man]

Re: BASIC TUTORIAL - How to change the colour of a car

oh right will give that a go then

[h290ewk]

Re: BASIC TUTORIAL - How to change the colour of a car

To colour a white car it is bit harder I will show just bare with me

[h290ewk]

Re: TUTORIAL - How to change the colour of a car

For White cars. Repeat the first 2 steps at the top but instead of going to 'HUE/SATURATION got to:::
Image>Adjustments>Variations choose the colour you want from there by clicking the previews untill you get the desired colour as shown below:





Once this is done click OK and just cut out all the shit from around the corners, then to make it a diferent colour, lighter or darker>>adjust the hue/saturation! Hey Presto

[madgord]

Re: TUTORIAL - How to change the colour of a car

Thanks mate thats is a great help, here is my effort.

[RS Yod]

Re: TUTORIAL - How to change the colour of a car

I know no one has posted in nearly a year lol but ive decided its time to learn how to use it too




Yodi

[Mike_Jones]

Re: TUTORIAL - How to change the colour of a car

Green looks nice though