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May 9, 2010
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how to change color of line art?

  • May 9, 2010
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seems like it should be very simple but i cant figure it out.  i have some very simple black line drawings. i want to make them red.  if i try to change the color in stroke, i only have the option of changing inside, outside or center of line, not the whole line.  so it turns a kind of muddy red, like it's part red and part black.  i want pure red to replace all the black.  how to?

thank you!

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Correct answer Gyno-jiz

ok, i just changed it to screen in the pull down, but still all i have is a big red screen.  my line art doesnt show up in any color though both layers are active (eye icon on)


It's probably because you have the art on a separate layer with no background. If all the art is on one layer, you can get away with a color overlay layer style/layer effect. Or just clip the solid color layer to your art by option clicking between the two layers.

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March 23, 2020

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September 3, 2018

You can use the lasso tool to select the lines you want to colour, then go to Image, Adjustments, Hue and Saturation, then you can change the colour from there! Don't forget to tick colorize if you are coloring dark or black lines! Hope this helped!

rob day
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September 3, 2018

This thread is 8 years old so the original poster might not see your answer.

Solid Color Adjustment layers can have a mask, so a simple way to do this is paste the B&W line art into the layer's mask channel as a negative:

Then the precise color of the line art can be edited from the Solid Color layer's Color Picker

Inspiring
May 17, 2010

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May 17, 2010

so what is layer one?  and how did you get it to the form where the redfill

applies to it but not to rest of image?

Inspiring
May 18, 2010

Layer one is your lines. I set the color fill layer blend mode to screen, which make everything below it that is black, turn into red.

Scott Falkner
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Community Expert
May 9, 2010

Try using a Channel Mixer adjustment layer.

Inspiring
May 9, 2010

I'd try a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer. Set it to "colorize" and play with the three sliders: Hue, Saturation and Brightness.

Known Participant
May 9, 2010

i use hue/sat all the time, but for some reason it's not affecting the black lines.  any thoughts?