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How to recolor a dark object while keeping it's texture?

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January 29, 2020
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Hello all! I was wondering how to recolor the red diamonds while keeping the diamonds texture so they don't lose the "sparkle" effect. I have tried adding a second layer to the original layer, choosing a bright yellow color, and painting over the diamonds but it turns out verryyy dark. Layer 2 is at 100% oppacity. Is there anyway to make it lighter? Below is a photo of the original layer 1, and then the color I get. Thanks in advance!

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Correct answer davescm

Try a Hue/Sat adjustment layer and a curve

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You're welcome 🙂

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davescm

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I didn't change the whole image - I made a selection before adding the adjustment layers so they each have a mask

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Sorry your images did not show at first. That worked for me. Thank you so much!

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Try a Hue/Sat adjustment layer and a curve

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kristao83503121Author

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Thank you this does not work for me though because I don't need the whole image to change color, just the red diamonds.

JJMack

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Have you tried a frequency separation method?

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Hello, thank you for your reply! I followed a guide and was able to recolor the red diamond, but it lost it's "sparkle" effect. It kept the texture, but as you see in the other diamonds there are light parts and dark parts which make it look real. Once coloring the diamond after using the frequency seperation technique, the diamond no longer looks "real".

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