Photoshop's latest update completely revamps the Hue and Saturation adjustment layer, and it's about time. The new feature simplifies color editing significantly, offering intuitive swatches that target specific colors in your image.
Coming to you from Jesús Ramirez of the Photoshop Training Channel, this detailed video introduces you to the redesigned Hue and Saturation adjustment layer, which replaces the traditional drop-down menus with easy-to-use color swatches. These swatches dynamically display either the six most prominent colors found in your current image or a default set of primary RGB and CMYK colors, depending on how you create the adjustment layer. Ramirez clearly demonstrates how selecting a color swatch allows you to manipulate its hue, saturation, and brightness universally across the image, giving immediate feedback with before-and-after gradients. He also shares useful tips on how to add colors not initially displayed by employing the eyedropper tool, showcasing its ability to precisely pick out and adjust nuanced colors. This functionality can drastically streamline your color-editing process, particularly when you’re working with complex images that have subtle color variations.
In addition to explaining the basic operations, Ramirez highlights common pitfalls and offers clear solutions, ensuring you avoid inadvertently affecting unintended colors like skin tones when altering clothing hues. He carefully demonstrates adjusting the selection sliders to limit the impact of your edits to only the desired colors, significantly enhancing your ability to produce professional-grade images without extensive masking. Furthermore, Ramirez walks through practical examples like realistically altering clothing colors using selections, masks, and blending modes to achieve convincing results, clearly illustrating methods that simplify complex editing tasks. He introduces clever uses of the “Colorize” feature coupled with adjustment layers, offering practical techniques that streamline your workflow and enhance the authenticity of color edits.
Throughout the video, Ramirez keeps the explanations clear and concise, ensuring you understand not just how each tool works, but also why specific approaches yield better results. He demonstrates techniques applicable to everyday scenarios you might encounter, from subtle refinements to bold transformations. Check out the video above for the full rundown from Ramirez.
