How to Accurately Recolour your Images (using Gradient Maps in Photoshop)

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In this video I share a powerful and pratical technique for recolouring any item in your images accurately to a target colour. Using Gradient Maps in Adobe Photoshop I recolour the make up, lipstick, nails, dress and background from a model shoot to a variety of colour options.
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@PaoloMolinaro 4 жыл бұрын

Just one thing that might help: when a colour is picked form a swatch, read the brightness value from the palette and match it with the "location percentage" in the gradient mask. In this way you will get the exact colour.

@babib 4 жыл бұрын

Paolo Molinaro cool tip!

@adamianreyes 4 жыл бұрын

👊🏽

@BrunoMPagani 4 жыл бұрын

Also when picking the color from a swatch, it's better to change the "Sample size" from 'Point Sample' to some thing bigger like '11 by 11'

@a.joshatt7518 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, sir.

@SilverDragonCloud64 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@nakleh 4 жыл бұрын

If I may offer my advice (I’ve been a professional retoucher in NYC since 1999)- make a selection of whatever you need to select, and then make that a GROUP. Inside that group, add your gradient maps one by one- as opposed to having a different mask for each adjustment layer. This way, if you need to change the mask, you only have to do it once per selection instead of on each individual layer. You can also nestle multiple groups within the main group- say, lips. Make one main group with the lips masked out, then inside that group make a layer or group for each color you need to match to. It will save you lots of headache later, trust me! Great video though. Well done.

@rafograph854 4 жыл бұрын

I'm a Graphic Designer working with Watches photography for about 4 years and your explanation is absolutely right.

@SilverDragonCloud64 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@seantuck 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks my friend, but this obviously isn’t how i normally work. This was a basic tutorial and I wanted people to see the layers I’d created to understand where I was taking the selections from, but you’re right. That’s better file organisation.

@Paul_anderson_creative 4 жыл бұрын

Cool. Thanks for making and sharing!

@rondeldebbio9219 4 жыл бұрын

YES!

@upupawayandbeyond 4 жыл бұрын

I honestly learn so much from your videos. You are one of the fews that I still follow through the years due to the fact that you stay humble, practical, uplifting, informative and nothing to do with web celebrity style. Wish I was not in Sweden but in London to go to some of your photo walks. Would be nice chatting with you in person. Once again, great job! Commend your wife for her great shots as well.

@Thehammm_ 4 жыл бұрын

Honestly the best tutorial on gradient map I've ever seen. Bravo!

@vi2e 4 жыл бұрын

tsts... you haven't met Unmesh yet...! XD

@vi2e 4 жыл бұрын

...don't get me wrong: I also appreciate and like Sean Tucker's videos a lot! Very nice guy

@Thehammm_ 4 жыл бұрын

@@vi2e Not a fan of unmesh - he teaches really bad photoshop techniques...that are mostly quick but are absolutely terrible and unprofessional. When he talked about high end retouching and was using frequency seperation...thats when I couldn't take him seriously at all.

@bala1000mina Жыл бұрын

So much Thanks! So much helpful Sean! God bless you, your dear wife and all your dear ones!

@sephiroth127 2 жыл бұрын

This video is gold, or silver, or platinum, because now I know how to make it any colour I want it to be! Thanks, Sean :-)

@ProlexMedia 4 жыл бұрын

One of the best tutorials that we have found! Everything is explained clearly without a waste of time! Great work!

@proRiot 3 жыл бұрын

Nice voice, on-point tutorials! Thank you very much! I know, it's an older tutorial, but maybe I've got a little advice too: When you're selecting a color with the eyedropper tool from a non-solid color like paint on skin it really can help to set the sample size in the upper-left corner to 5x5 or 10x10 to get the average color around the selected pixel - just to avoid selecting a pixel that's influenced by the noise of that image. :)

@JonathanThompsonStoryteller 3 жыл бұрын

This is one of the clearest and best tutorials I’ve seen for quite some time. Thank you Sean, very much appreciate you

@cresramos 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. I been watching this tutorials several times already and still learning something new . Everytime

@Chookz85 4 жыл бұрын

I remember your video on shooting that vintage chair. One of my favourites. Love the tutorials Sean, keep em coming!

@fredwilsenack8634 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant tutorial. Clear, concise, and beautifully presented. Best instructional video on this subject I’ve ever seen. Thank you.

@codyoftheweak 4 жыл бұрын

Watched this video for fun last night and woke up to a project that greatly benefited from this tip! Forever grateful for your channel.

@eliyasara9786 4 жыл бұрын

LOVE these practical videos. They are soooo informative and applicable in our everyday lives. Keep it up Sean!!!

@Mac1Sound 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sean, I really do enjoy your tutorials. I find your technique of teaching really sinks in with me.

@muhsinaziz920 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the simple tips and tricks Sean, things are always simple when it comes from you.

@EuanPreston 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve been a regular Photoshop user for nearly 20 years and I learned loads from this video. Thanks, Sean.

@francoisroberge3117 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice approach to adjust colours and tonality. Thank you so much for sharing.

@BrandonSallinger 4 жыл бұрын

Love that you took a step away from the usual type of video that you do. What I really can't wrap my head around is how you selected the dress from the first photo without getting the holes in it. You said to go look it up but with the way you explain everything I'd honestly love to see how you do it!

@adamianreyes 4 жыл бұрын

Same here ☝🏾

@jansefl5568 4 жыл бұрын

You go to the mask layer with a white brush and paint over the holes, where you want them to be. You can also correct yourself with switching between black and white brush (press "X" when in the mask layer) and paint the gradient back. You can also play with opacity. If you know that the dress is semi-transparent in some places, you can set the opacity of the brush as you wish.

@Loweren 4 жыл бұрын

When you use a tool like Quick Selection Brush, there's an option on the top panel that reads "Refine Selection". When you click on it, you can paint over your mask with a Refine Selection Brush, which automatically excludes background and holes from your selection. It's very useful when selecting hair, for example.

@cjvpjackson9350 3 жыл бұрын

@@Loweren thanks so much as this is much-needed additional info! ;)

@waxwingsphoto 4 жыл бұрын

That is the clearest PS tutorial I’ve ever watched. Thanks Sean!

@colin-4794 4 жыл бұрын

That's a really useful tutorial Sean, thanks' for your insights too.

@markm4263 4 жыл бұрын

Thank yo, Sean for your work. There are many tutorials of varying quality that are offered for money, and I am glad that I can come to your channel time after time and find excellent high quality advice.

@pauser37 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best professional tutorials I ever watched. Thank You, Sir!

@chrisbeschi4818 3 жыл бұрын

As has been said, this is the best gradient map tutorial I’ve seen. I will be using this in my work. Thanks you. 🙏🏼

@samelogio7441 3 жыл бұрын

Sean, Another great video. I now have a much better understanding of the Gradient Map tool. Thx.

@fak1tGaming 4 жыл бұрын

Best combo , Sean speaking and Tony Aderson music 😃 love it

@paulfischer1758 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sean, I was wondering about just this subject and your tutorial along with the comments it inspired is exactly what I needed.

@pat. 4 жыл бұрын

Very well explained and incredibly useful tutorial. Can't wait to try it out.

@valentinzamora. 4 жыл бұрын

Yes!!! This is really helpful. Thank you Sean for this tutorial.

@jawbee7 4 жыл бұрын

This is a better tips and tutorial than PS tutorial channels.

@cjvpjackson9350 3 жыл бұрын

Totally!!! PS should put these guru's of editing on Payroll for sure!!!

@chiaracamera853 4 жыл бұрын

Incredibly useful ... You help me to solve a big problem I was puzzling over. Every time I see your video I get closer and closer to the best version of myself as a photographer :) thanks Sean

@jamesg2491 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic tutorial Sean. Thank you for making this.

@mrdev9843 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for putting in the work to deliver this long awaited tutorial, very much appreciated. cheers 👍👍

@dylanfgarrison 4 жыл бұрын

So excited to watch this!

@MauriaMooreMedia 3 жыл бұрын

This video just changed my life.

@simonsmith8783 4 жыл бұрын

So so useful especially as someone who was struggling with the realism of colour changes

@Sooch900 4 жыл бұрын

I probably have watched a thousand hours or more of photoshop tutorials, and my biggest problem area has always been color. This is the first video where it clicked about gradient maps and finally get it! You need the black and white in there, not just the color! Absolutely brilliant, thank you so much! Subscribing

@MANaboutTOOLS 4 жыл бұрын

I'm not a photographer but, I enjoy your videos. There's always something positive and inspiring I take away from them. Thank you!

@eoslove2022 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sean for this series on working with color,,,learned a lot!

@montybrewster7 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic tutorial Sean, clear & to the point. Perfect, many thanks.

@Jordan_Moore 4 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to sit down and try this out!

@isLifeSimple 4 жыл бұрын

This is really cool! I used to use the Photoshop feature that appears when you open a RAW image because I thought that was pretty cool but I really like how much advanced control there is with the gradient map 🔋

@freddievaldez6587 4 жыл бұрын

Nice. Great tutorial. I like your teaching style. Thank you for sharing.

@AnthonyWilson247 4 жыл бұрын

Very useful video Sean. I'm excited to put this to use. Thanks!!

@geraldo1971 4 жыл бұрын

Very helpful and well made tutorial as always. Thank you very much Sean!

@patrickusaf 4 жыл бұрын

Great explication, Sean. Thank you to share with us and thank to your wife to share the beautiful photos.

@etienne_oosthuizen 4 жыл бұрын

Sean, this video answers a question I did not even know I could ask ... you are fantastic!

@davidclement5927 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sean for an excellent tutorial video; much appreciated

@fernandosocorro3651 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this and the other tutorial videos. They give me insights into what other photographers are talking about and the tools they use.

@MrSunamo 4 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this video Sean! Using gradient maps is part of my color grading process, but this has shown another way to use them. Thanks!

@beaumitchell 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video, Sean. Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge.

@annezarzycki6240 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial! Thank you so very much for all your work putting it together. Looking forward to trying this out.

@YVZSTUDIOS 4 жыл бұрын

That's a much more efficient way to recolor something! Until now I changed the value and hue + saturation with 2 layers. But I had no idea you could use a gradient map to do it all in one but also keep it flexible. Very nice one. I guess everytime you think you know all tricks in Ps, you learn a new one! 😄 I'll definitely use this new technique.

@caelencockrum4459 4 жыл бұрын

This is incredibly useful. Thank you!

@bloodandbonezzz 4 жыл бұрын

So I'm actually a Software Engineer and not a photographer or product designer, but I like watching art and your channel really blows my mind, this video and techniques are just amazing, keep at it man!

@marcocastellano2451 4 жыл бұрын

This video made me join your supporters Sean. I love your storytelling, but as a programmer turned photo artist (I am not really a photographer), this tutorial was greatly appreciated!

@seantuck 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marco :)

@SilverDragonCloud64 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sean for another great video, and thanks to the extra couple of suggestions given some of your followers. I think I'm going try this method as I've never been very successful with other techniques seen before. 🙏🏼🐉

@arafatawoyejo7582 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Sean, great video ! Love the technique. Thanks for sharing.

@tomistenz 4 жыл бұрын

That's an amazaing way of using gradient maps. Thanx a lot Sean.

@doncollins6465 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic tutorial. Thanks Sean.

@MikeBarrettPhotography 4 жыл бұрын

Lovey. Didn't know this at all. So powerful. So simple. Thanks Sean.

@Dickymint1000 4 жыл бұрын

As usual, master class again! Thanks mate.

@ravszee 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sean this was really ground breaking for me. Much appreciated

@claytonmedic 4 жыл бұрын

Honestly the best color replacement video I’ve seen.

@techsavvydaddy5616 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing video, Thank you, Sean. I have been looking for something like this for a while...very well explained. Thank you again.

@vasvaristudios 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, timing of this video couldn't be more perfect!

@storysupport 4 жыл бұрын

I didn’t think that there was going to be something SO valuable in this video. This speaks to something I was JUST working with...tediously.

@MyekalBenham 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!! This will prove to be super useful.

@howardahhon7600 4 жыл бұрын

Thank Sean, love these tutorials?!?! =) Best technique I've learnt so far...

@chryseass.5143 4 жыл бұрын

Really interesting, Sean- Olivia was incredibly "patient!"

@CAYENNEOREZ 4 жыл бұрын

That was really helpful. I would love to see more of this type of videos. I love messing around with gradient maps but I never thought to use them in this way. Very effective.

@anazivick303 4 жыл бұрын

Great retouching tip and loved the unexpected touch of humor. ❤️

@buteverybodycallsmegiorgio 4 жыл бұрын

I have no clue why YT suggested this video to me but I'm really glad it did. Outstanding

@shkspear52 4 жыл бұрын

LOVE your tutorials...miss the inspirational quotes...you are so good at that!!!

@ethelquinn 4 жыл бұрын

I have waited for this sooo looooong! Thank you ✨!!!

@DarrenRussinger 4 жыл бұрын

This is solid gold info! Thank you sir!

@richtodd467 4 жыл бұрын

I am just learning photoshop and this is amazing - thanks for the great video.

@Jaymzfoto 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial!! Thank you.

@areeb440 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Sean. Hope you're doing fantastic. I'm really an admirer of your work

@Me-nq2dh 3 жыл бұрын

have seen a lot of how to's on gradient maps, never seen one this good. thanks for that.

@nunsjki 4 жыл бұрын

I struggled with recolouring my images until I watched your video. Thank you, this is very helpful!

@bala1000mina Жыл бұрын

You're awesome Sean! Thank you so much for the very informative and helpful tutorial! God bless and good luck!

@qualia8085 4 жыл бұрын

This gradient map idea is really a WOW!

@Chickboom34 Жыл бұрын

Great technique! Very practical. Thanks for sharing!

@rebeccaalvord4614 4 жыл бұрын

This tutorial is so great. Thank you so much!

@GK-lf1ll 4 жыл бұрын

Sean from philosophy to practicality. Excellent tutorial

@LukeVesty 4 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see how you create masks with subjects with curly/frizzy hair. Such a tricky thing to deal with. Love your channel, Sean. Keep up the wonderful work.

@eccentricsmithy2746 4 жыл бұрын

Priceless information! Thank you!

@andyburnett4918 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful video. I can see that I am going to use this technique a lot. Thank you for taking the time to create such great content.

@YV09876 4 жыл бұрын

Such an amazing tip! I already used it for some basic stuff, but the results are amazing. I have a bunch of customized textures for my Instagram posts now. It was fast and easy and made my life so much easier. Thank you!

@ivanramic1428 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a great video and a great tutorial, finding you channel out was really an amazing thing for me as someone who is starting with photography. Love every video you put out.

@georgikolev9726 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the amazing videos! I learned so much from you! One of the best teachers - always well explained, very easy to follow, you helped me leveling up my photography and post editing skills!

@vivahabbitvanassen 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is so great I have so much to learn.

@tarif7541 4 жыл бұрын

it was a hugeeeeeeeeeee help.... can't thank you enough..... god bless you 😍 love you

@Nickkettt 4 жыл бұрын

Great video Sean!! 👍👍👍 Thanks...

@rogerhyland8283 Жыл бұрын

Best tutorials I’ve come across

@honzan_dot_ca 4 жыл бұрын

A-MA-ZING Sean! Thanks buddy!

@AkinBascombe 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Truly one of the greats.

@marklambert7734 4 жыл бұрын

Very practical approach, good explanation of the scenario and solution, will definitely give this a go thanks

@BenSussmanpro 3 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate this gradient map tutorial. Very easy to follow. I also watched 2 others - a one-light portrait & Sony/Canon compare (I own both). All 3 of these were very useful & presented in a non-intimidating manner. Thank you (I just shoot events, races & portraits part-time)