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fashiongirl
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June 22, 2018
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Converting PNG files to Indexed Mode in Photoshop

  • June 22, 2018
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Hello Community,

I recently purchased some art work which included an allover multi color floral repeat pattern (was originally hand painted) but sent to me as a PNG file. I would like to know if this PNG file can be converted to Indexed Mode in photoshop so that I can actually recolor the print to different colorways. In the past I used to buy European artwork that they would send to me in a file that was already set up so that I can easily recolor them via indexed mode in photoshop however not sure if PNG files work the same way. I am working with Adobe Suite CS3 on a Windows 10 PC.

Thanks much!

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    c.pfaffenbichler
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    c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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    June 23, 2018

    One can convert an RGB image to Indexed Colour, but that may not be all you need with regard to number and distribution of colors etc.

    Maybe you can post screenshots to clarify and explain what the ultimate use is intended to be (textile printing maybe?).

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    fashiongirlAuthor
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    June 24, 2018

    The above is a file of a multi color print that I purchased from a website that sells graphics/artwork. This was originally hand painted and I was only able to download it as a PNG file. The end use would be for textile printing. I would like to be able to recolor this print in a few different colorways (see examples below of other prints I have recolored in the past). Can this be accomplished with a PNG file? Thank you.

    c.pfaffenbichler
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    c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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    June 24, 2018

    The image’s original file format is pretty much irrelevant.

    Is it a regular 8bit RGB image?

    How many colors of you want to print?

    Your screenshots don’t seem particularly useful as they do not seem to convey relevant information and lack to display pertinent Panels.

    The multicolor images seem to have gradients in some colors, are they multi-channel images with Spot Channels?

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