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Post by maghdalena on Sept 28, 2016 4:31:45 GMT
I"m working on a project that was set up by a professional artist. It has several layers for sample backgrounds(It's a template) and 3 vector designs in layers. (done in Adobe Illustrator) with a transparent background. What I want to do is change the colors of the designs. I do *not* want to simplify it, but he told us about "Activating the color overlay feature"
How do you do that in Photoshop Elements? Can anyone walk me through the steps so I that I can go on to change the color of the objects, keeping them vector smart objects? How is this accomplished.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely yours,
Maghdalena
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Post by Sepiana on Sept 28, 2016 5:01:14 GMT
I am going out on a limb here and say that he may be talking about Photoshop's Color Overlay layer style.
How to Use Color Overlay Within the Layer Styles Dialogue in Photoshop
If you are using Elements, I would suggest creating a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to change the color of each design. Make sure that the Colorize box is turned on. Also, you need to clip the H/S adjustment layer to the design layer so that the effect will be limited to that layer.
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Post by fotofrank on Sept 28, 2016 15:45:39 GMT
Sepiana provided an excellent option. Another way would be If the vector design layers have a transparent background you can lock the transparency and apply any effect or color to only the pixels on that layer .  |
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Post by Major Major on Sept 28, 2016 16:07:19 GMT
Good one, Frank. I always forget about that locking transparency feature.
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Post by Sepiana on Sept 28, 2016 16:19:56 GMT
Frank,
I totally agree with Craig. That's a great option! I always forget about it as well.
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Post by PeteB on Sept 28, 2016 22:11:03 GMT
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Post by maghdalena on Sept 29, 2016 6:03:05 GMT
I"m working on a project that was set up by a professional artist. It has several layers for sample backgrounds(It's a template) and 3 vector designs in layers. (done in Adobe Illustrator) with a transparent background. What I want to do is change the colors of the designs. I do *not* want to simplify it, but he told us about "Activating the color overlay feature"
How do you do that in Photoshop Elements? Can anyone walk me through the steps so I that I can go on to change the color of the objects, keeping them vector smart objects? How is this accomplished.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely yours,
Maghdalena |
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Post by maghdalena on Sept 29, 2016 6:13:11 GMT
Yes, I believe he is, I have Photoshop, but it's an older version (Photoshop CS2), and that's not working, but it was a vector style, so as I said, I'm guessing yes. OK. Hue/Saturation adjustment layer, how do you create that? I am a total newbie with PSE. Usually I use it to make headers or simple book covers, so this is a totally new thing for me, and I'm feeling more than a little overwhelmed, lol! Thanks for telling me about the clipping, btw. Thanks a lot.  I am going out on a limb here and say that he may be talking about Photoshop's Color Overlay layer style.
How to Use Color Overlay Within the Layer Styles Dialogue in Photoshop
If you are using Elements, I would suggest creating a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to change the color of each design. Make sure that the Colorize box is turned on. Also, you need to clip the H/S adjustment layer to the design layer so that the effect will be limited to that layer.
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Post by maghdalena on Sept 29, 2016 6:22:01 GMT
Yes. All three of the vector designs have a transparent background. OK. How do you lock the transparency? Where do you go to do that? Total Photoshop Elements newbie here! That does sound like the easiest option for me, anyway! Thanks, Sepiana provided an excellent option. Another way would be If the vector design layers have a transparent background you can lock the transparency and apply any effect or color to only the pixels on that layer . |
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Post by maghdalena on Sept 29, 2016 6:35:17 GMT
Thanks, Peter, and the rest of you too. Your help is appreciated. I feel much better knowing my options. Save |
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Post by Sepiana on Sept 30, 2016 0:57:52 GMT
OK. Hue/Saturation adjustment layer, how do you create that? I am a total newbie with PSE. Usually I use it to make headers or simple book covers, so this is a totally new thing for me, and I'm feeling more than a little overwhelmed, lol! Thanks for telling me about the clipping, btw. Thanks a lot. ![:)]()
More than one way . . .
Via the Layers panel:
Click on the half-blue/half-white circle. Then, select Hue/Saturation from the drop-down menu.
Via the Layer menu:
Layer>New Adjustment Layer>Hue/Saturation
You may also want to check this Adobe document. You may find it helpful.
Adjustment and fill layers
EDIT: I forgot to mention something. You have a lot of editing flexibility when working with Adjustment layers. If you don't like the color changes you made to the design layer, just double-click on the Adjustment layer thumbnail (the thumbnail on the left) to bring up the adjustment dialog. Then, adjust those sliders until you get what you want.
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Post by Sepiana on Oct 1, 2016 17:10:42 GMT
Yes. All three of the vector designs have a transparent background. OK. How do you lock the transparency? Where do you go to do that? Total Photoshop Elements newbie here! That does sound like the easiest option for me, anyway! Thanks,
I am not Frank but . . .
Activate the layer and click on the "Lock transparent pixels" icon. Once you have done that, Elements will display the same icon to the right of the layer's name indicating that the transparent pixels, i.e., the transparent parts of that layer, are now locked.
NOTE:
To unlock the layer -- Activate it and click on the same icon again.
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Post by maghdalena on Oct 3, 2016 6:32:22 GMT
I tried this, but apparently it isn't working. There's an "fx layer" and it's locked. One of the references, colorvaleactions.com said to put the fx layer in the trash, but I have no idea how to do that. I assume they're talking about the trash in the program and not with Windows. Am I correct in assuming that? In the picture, which is like this in www.colorvaleactions.com, the trash is in the lower panel under the layers, but I don't have that in Photoshop Elements 12. Where do I go to trash the fx layer? Also it seems to be locked. How do I unlock it, the usual way doesn't work here, so I can use the hue/saturation adjustment layer. Nothing changes at all. Getting kind of frustrated here. The other way didn't work either. Is there a way to unlock it in PSE 12 and then use the work-arounds. I totally botched it up, but fortunately, I used a duplicate layer. Any help would be appreciated. OK. Hue/Saturation adjustment layer, how do you create that? I am a total newbie with PSE. Usually I use it to make headers or simple book covers, so this is a totally new thing for me, and I'm feeling more than a little overwhelmed, lol! Thanks for telling me about the clipping, btw. Thanks a lot. ![:)]()
More than one way . . .
Via the Layers panel:
Click on the half-blue/half-white circle. Then, select Hue/Saturation from the drop-down menu.
Via the Layer menu:
Layer>New Adjustment Layer>Hue/Saturation
You may also want to check this Adobe document. You may find it helpful.
Adjustment and fill layers
EDIT: I forgot to mention something. You have a lot of editing flexibility when working with Adjustment layers. If you don't like the color changes you made to the design layer, just double-click on the Adjustment layer thumbnail (the thumbnail on the left) to bring up the adjustment dialog. Then, adjust those sliders until you get what you want.
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Post by Sepiana on Oct 3, 2016 7:39:37 GMT
I tried this, but apparently it isn't working. There's an "fx layer" and it's locked. One of the references, colorvaleactions.com said to put the fx layer in the trash, but I have no idea how to do that. I assume they're talking about the trash in the program and not with Windows. Am I correct in assuming that? In the picture, which is like this in www.colorvaleactions.com, the trash is in the lower panel under the layers, but I don't have that in Photoshop Elements 12. Where do I go to trash the fx layer? Also it seems to be locked. How do I unlock it, the usual way doesn't work here, so I can use the hue/saturation adjustment layer. Nothing changes at all. Getting kind of frustrated here. The other way didn't work either. Is there a way to unlock it in PSE 12 and then use the work-arounds. I totally botched it up, but fortunately, I used a duplicate layer. Any help would be appreciated. I am assuming you are referring to this tutorial posted earlier in this thread by Pete. www.colorvaleactions.com/how-to-make-color-overlays-in-elements/
From the way I understand it, the instructions are to delete the layer style applied to that layer (not the layer itself). The little italic "fx" to the right of the layer's name indicates a layer style has been applied to the layer.
Elements offers you more than one way to delete layer styles.
Right-click on the little fx icon and select "Clear Layer Style" in the dropdown menu.
OR
Click on the little fx icon and drag it to the Trash can.
OR
Go to Layer>Layer Style>Clear Layer Style.
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Post by maghdalena on Oct 5, 2016 5:03:16 GMT
OK. I found the "Delete Layer Styles" selection when I right-clicked it, but it was greyed out. The same for the layers menu and layer styles submenu. When I tried it in Photoshop CS2, it said the layer was locked. How do you unlock a layer and layer style? I'm at a complete loss as to what to do now! Argh!!! I do appreciate the help, though, Sepiana. I tried this, but apparently it isn't working. There's an "fx layer" and it's locked. One of the references, colorvaleactions.com said to put the fx layer in the trash, but I have no idea how to do that. I assume they're talking about the trash in the program and not with Windows. Am I correct in assuming that? In the picture, which is like this in www.colorvaleactions.com, the trash is in the lower panel under the layers, but I don't have that in Photoshop Elements 12. Where do I go to trash the fx layer? Also it seems to be locked. How do I unlock it, the usual way doesn't work here, so I can use the hue/saturation adjustment layer. Nothing changes at all. Getting kind of frustrated here. The other way didn't work either. Is there a way to unlock it in PSE 12 and then use the work-arounds. I totally botched it up, but fortunately, I used a duplicate layer. Any help would be appreciated. I am assuming you are referring to this tutorial posted earlier in this thread by Pete. www.colorvaleactions.com/how-to-make-color-overlays-in-elements/
From the way I understand it, the instructions are to delete the layer style applied to that layer (not the layer itself). The little italic "fx" to the right of the layer's name indicates a layer style has been applied to the layer.
Elements offers you more than one way to delete layer styles.
Right-click on the little fx icon and select "Clear Layer Style" in the dropdown menu.
OR
Click on the little fx icon and drag it to the Trash can.
OR
Go to Layer>Layer Style>Clear Layer Style.
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