Changing a black icon (transparent png) to be half blue

[LisaZachau]

How do I change a transparent png icon that is currently all black to be half blue?  I could only find the steps to turn the complete image blue, but I only want the right half of it blue and the other half to remain black. 

[Omar.Fathy]

Using selection tools, Select the area you need to change color regardless the background selected or not.
Choose the color you need in the Foreground Color.

Press Alt+Shift+Backspace

[LisaZachau]

It worked, thanks!  I knew there had to be an easy way to do it.

Lisa Z

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[Norman Sanders]

1. Change Image Mode from Grayscale to RGB

2. Click on the Transparent Lock (to the right of the word Lock:) at the top of the Layers panel

3. Use the Rectangular Marquee tool to create marching ants to frame the right half of the illustration.

(Move the frame if necessary using the keyboard arrow keys)

4. Edit > Fill with blue

[LisaZachau]

I seem to be missing some steps.

I can get to step 4, but when I go to Edit>Fill  How do I choose the blue color I have in my library?  This is what pops up.  I must need to change something because I select OK and it stays black.

Lisa Z

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[davescm]

Hi

1. Convert your image to RGB colour mode (Image >Mode)

2. Add a colour fill layer set to blue (Layer >New Fill Layer)

3. In the layers panel Alt +Click on the border between the color fill layer and the wolf layer so that it clips to the wolf layer (a small down arrow appears)

4. Draw a rectangular selection around the half you want black and click on teh mask for the colour fill layer. Then Edit>Fill the rectangle with black.

Dave

[LisaZachau]

I am sorry, but I could not seem to get this to work with your instructions, however, Omar’s answer seemed to work for me.

Thank you for your quick response, though.

Lisa Z

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[macpawel]

Maybe the easiest method is using FX > Color Overlay option in Layers panel

Just select your layer and choose fx> Color Overlay and set your destination color -. This way you can easily adjust color using double click on effect name in Layers panel

[davescm]

But that would apply to the entire layer not half of it.

Lisa - if you have found a way that works for you - then great, use it.

The advantage of the colour fill and mask method is that it is easy to readjust the colour - or the area affected by the colour at a later point. It is non - destructive in that your original layer is untouched.

Dave

[Nancy OShea]

Layers Styles are a good option.  After converting the Image mode from Grayscale to RGB, you could apply a Gradient overlay such as this.