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TangerineTots
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April 27, 2017
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Help Recoloring Gold Necklace

  • April 27, 2017
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I am hoping to replace the blackish shadows on the edges of the gold leaf with the gold from the middle of the leaf. I have tried in Photoshop, Lightroom and Illustrator and cannot easily accomplish this. I would love some suggestions. This image is a proof and I am waiting to purchase the hi-res photo until I can resolve this issue in case the photos need to be reshot. Thanks in advance for your help!

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    Correct answer davescm

    It would be better on a high res sample but try this:

    Use the clone stamp onto a new layer with blending mode set to lighten.

    Uncheck "Aligned" in the clone stamp options, sample from a good area,  and stamp away (as opposed to brushing) over the image where there is black. The lighter areas will not be affected.

    Dave

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    Michael Riordan
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    April 28, 2017

    Gaak! Took so long making and saving a video that it was answered 3 times in the meantime! Oh well. Posting anyway because.

     

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    Michael Riordan

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      TangerineTotsAuthor
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      April 28, 2017

      Fantastic. Thanks so much Michael! Really appreciate everyone's quick and thorough tutorials.

      davescm
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      davescmCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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      April 27, 2017

      It would be better on a high res sample but try this:

      Use the clone stamp onto a new layer with blending mode set to lighten.

      Uncheck "Aligned" in the clone stamp options, sample from a good area,  and stamp away (as opposed to brushing) over the image where there is black. The lighter areas will not be affected.

      Dave

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        TangerineTotsAuthor
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        April 28, 2017

        Fantastic! Thank you!

        Semaphoric
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        SemaphoricCommunity Expert
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        April 27, 2017

        This is made using a mask created using Image > Calculations on the Red and Green channels with Linear Light blending. The mask is applied to a Color Fill layer set to Lighter Color mode:

            

        Color Fill is a blunt instrument, but this is just to show how the mask looks applied.

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          TangerineTotsAuthor
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          April 28, 2017

          Thanks so much!

          Trevor.Dennis
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          Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
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          April 27, 2017

          Is that the highest resolution you have?  If you paste the full res version here, it would make it easier.

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          TangerineTotsAuthor
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          April 27, 2017

          Thank you for taking the time to review my question. Unfortunately, this is the highest res file I currently have. As I mentioned, I want to make sure I can recolor the edges of the gold leaf on this type of photograph before I purchase the hi res version. Otherwise, I will ask my client for a new photo shoot to eliminate the shadows on the edges.

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