Remove Color from Image

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February 24, 2019
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I need to remove the green from the image, but keep green for a couple of countries. I know how to use Select -> Color Range to remove the green color. I do not know how to get back the green for select countries while still keep the other country colors deleted. Let me know if this makes sense or not, or if there is a better way to get rid of color from the image.

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Nancy OShea

Community Expert

Duplicate the image layer with Ctrl / Cmd + J

Remove color from top layer and keep color intact on bottom layer.

Use a Layer Mask to remove unwanted portions of top layer.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User, Community Expert & Moderator

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Anonymous

Thank you, Nancy. This allows me to get rid of the green. I should have been clearer. I need to keep the country outlines the same. Meaning, if I do it this way, I will need to zoom in and use fine precision to get all the green without losing the country outline. Is there a way to do this without the need for such precision?

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

Because I did not know about, hence the reason for me coming to this site. The image is a screen shot at high magnification so of course the image quality will be less than ideal. I will try vector map. Any other thoughts on doing this within Photoshop, or should I scrap that altogether and use Illustrator?

A vector image will give you much sharper details than a raster image can. It will also re-scale without degrading quality. So yes, a vector map is the better choice.

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