Subselecting an image by color

The color range commands makes it easy to "subselect" by color criteria. The key to subselecting a color is that it Color Range makes it selections within the current selection.

(A) To make a kind of selection, use the selection tool to surround the generl area you want to change.

(B)Then choose select, color range; choose the appropriate color from the color list or make a selection with help of dropper and click OK.

(C)The dialog closes and "The marching ants" show the selection. Press Ctrl H to hide the selection so you can see what you are doing. Then use Image,Adjust, Variations or Hue/Saturation to adjust the color (C).

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