Help a beginner with masking / color correction

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October 19, 2018
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I'm struggling trying to remove/replace a color. I have an image I've purchased for use on a sports team jersey and I want to do the following: (1) create striped section, (2) remove the red color from the striped sections without removing the 'pattern' underneath, and (3) lighten the bottom part of the image as it is too dark.

Can someone point me to a tutorial that goes through this? I've tried a couple online and not having much luck with masking in general and this problem specifically

I tried to load the PSD and EPS files but I'm getting error message that filetype is forbidden???? Attaching a PNG of the image.

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Correct answer dianer_macperson

in photoshop, you can use the rgb image (apply image>using the red channel to get the most contrast) , then use a layer of color set to multiply. or you can assemble the red multiply layer in illustrator and just use masks.

You'll have to manually lighten the bottom though. use the pen tool to mask out the darker bottom half and lighten from curves or levels, or apply image using screen mode. Hope that helps.

dianer_macpersonCorrect answer

Inspiring

in photoshop, you can use the rgb image (apply image>using the red channel to get the most contrast) , then use a layer of color set to multiply. or you can assemble the red multiply layer in illustrator and just use masks.

You'll have to manually lighten the bottom though. use the pen tool to mask out the darker bottom half and lighten from curves or levels, or apply image using screen mode. Hope that helps.

dianer_macperson

Inspiring

in illustrator, place your grey image under your jersey line art. place red bars on top of grey image set to multiply and then use your jersey as a clipping mask for all the items. clipping mask must be on top of all items.

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RLymburnerAuthor

Inspiring

Good morning all, I purchased image from vectorstock and image formats provided are AI, EPS, PDF and JPG. Sorry if that confused anyone, I wasn't able to upload the other file types. I've gotten by the last few years making image edits in PS I have ZERO illustrator skills but I'm willing to give it a shot if someone could point me the right direction. ( Cringeworthy I know but don't mock me, you use what you know! )

occulus.nigra

Inspiring

My suggestions:

1. You can import an AI file into PS. Do that at the size and resolution you need. You should be good to go.

2. Open the file in AI... set the scale and res to what you need. Save out (export) as a .tif. Open in PS and do the needful.

Are any of the above of any help?

JJMack

Community Expert

I do not install AI or know how to use it. But AI is the way to go with what was purchased. If you place and AI file in Photoshop its a Smart Object layer with out and vector graphics. Open an AI file in Photoshop I would think like SVG and EPS file are rasterized an AI file would also be resterized and again you have single layer ins Photoshop without and vectors. You can not manipulate its components like you would be able to do in Adobe Illustrator

JJMack

Community Expert

RLymburner wrote
I tried to load the PSD and EPS files but I'm getting error message that filetype is forbidden???? Attaching a PNG of the image.

Something is wrong there. PSD or PSB would Photoshop Native file type. That filetype would not be forbidden. While EPS file can be opened into Photoshop they are not open well they will be rasterized no Vector graphics will be in Photoshop. You would not want that with that image. There seems to be many shapes in that image you would want a layered document with shape layers.

Are you sure you have valid PSD and EPS files for that product?

JJMack