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In this tutorial, you will learn how to re-color the clothes on my doll bodies.
As you see, all my doll bodies are made in my signature pink clothes. They are made to be
re colored, glittered, or filled with a pattern.
This tutorial is an intermediate level PSP 7 Tut. You will need to have a basic understanding of how to use PSP.
Step1. SAVE DOLL BODY provided for this tut.
STEP 2 To change colors of the doll dress, we will be using the Color Replacer
tool. Activate your Color Replacer tool by clicking on the icon
in your toolpalat (figure 1). In the tool options palate click on the first tab
and set the settings as shown in figure 2. Then click on second tab and set the tolerance to 10 or lower (figure
3).
| Figure 1 |
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| figure 2 and figure 3 |
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STEP 3 --Set the Textures Foreground and Background Color boxes both to None. Set the Styles Foreground and Styles
Background boxes both to Solid (figure 4)
| figure 4 |
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STEP 4: SET THE BACKGROUND COLOR. --Activate
the image with the doll body you downloaded to re-color. With Color Replacer tool activated, hold the mouse
pointer over the dark pink outline area of the doll dress, then hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard to access the Eyedropper
(see figure 5). Once the pointer turns to an Eyedropper, RIGHT click, then release the Ctrl key. This
will set the Background Color box to the same color that was just clicked on. The Background Color box
is the color that will be replaced. You should now see a the dark pink color in the bottom color box (see figure
7).
| figure 5 Select color to be replaced |
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STEP 5: SET FOREGROUND COLOR --Now we are going to set the color
that will replace the current dark pink dress outline color. LEFT Click one time inside the Styles Foreground Color
box (top color box). The Color window will appear. Pick click and select the medium
blue from the Basic Colors area. You should now see a medium shade of blue in the top (foreground) color
box and the dark pink in the bottom (background) color box--(see figure 6 & 7)
| figures 6 & 7 |
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STEP 6: REPLACE OUTLINE DRESS COLOR WITH NEW COLOR.
Now.....this part is quick easy and so cool! Just double LEFT click with your mouse onto the dk pink
outline of the dress. Ta-da! Now your outline should be blue. (see figure 8)
(You must DOUBLE click. Double clicking re-colors everything in your active image that is
the selected background color. If you click one time, it will only re-color the area covered by the size of your brush. It
is also possible to recolor using the brush, but you will have to LEFT click and hold the mouse as you paint over all the
dark pink dress outline areas. Personally, I think it's so much easier to double click and get this step over wtih in
one quick instant)
| figure 8.....New Dress Outline Color |
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STEP 7: RE-COLOR INSIDE LIGHT PINK COLOR OF DRESS --Repeat steps 4-6, only this
time you will set your background color to the light pink inner color of the dress and you will set the foreground color to
a lighter shade of blue. (figures 9 & 10)
| figures 9 & 10 --Set inner dress BG & FG colors |
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| Finished Re-colored doll dress |
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STEP 8 YOU DID IT......YOU'RE DONE!!! Now that your dress is re-colored, you
can add a head, add a name, background, or decoration as desired.
You can also use this re-color technique to re-color with gradients or patterns. For variation, instead
of choosing a solid color to replace with, just set your favorite gradient or pattern. You can also turn on your textures
to jazz up your clothes. Be creative. Once you get used to using the re-color tool, you'll love it.
I used to re-color using the magic wand and fill tools, but it was difficult to be precise in selecting the colors.
This method is so much quicker and more versitile once you learn it.
Have fun Creating!!!
~Blessings,
Auburn Angel
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