How to Accurately Recolour your Images (using Gradient Maps in Photoshop)

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In this video I share a powerful and pratical technique for recolouring any item in your images accurately to a target colour. Using Gradient Maps in Adobe Photoshop I recolour the make up, lipstick, nails, dress and background from a model shoot to a variety of colour options.
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[@PaoloMolinaro]

Just one thing that might help: when a colour is picked form a swatch, read the brightness value from the palette and match it with the "location percentage" in the gradient mask. In this way you will get the exact colour.

[@babib]

Paolo Molinaro cool tip!

[@adamianreyes]

👊🏽

[@BrunoMPagani]

Also when picking the color from a swatch, it's better to change the "Sample size" from 'Point Sample' to some thing bigger like '11 by 11'

[@a.joshatt7518]

Thank you, sir.

[@SilverDragonCloud64]

Thank you!

[@nakleh]

If I may offer my advice (I’ve been a professional retoucher in NYC since 1999)- make a selection of whatever you need to select, and then make that a GROUP. Inside that group, add your gradient maps one by one- as opposed to having a different mask for each adjustment layer. This way, if you need to change the mask, you only have to do it once per selection instead of on each individual layer. You can also nestle multiple groups within the main group- say, lips. Make one main group with the lips masked out, then inside that group make a layer or group for each color you need to match to. It will save you lots of headache later, trust me! Great video though. Well done.

[@rafograph854]

I'm a Graphic Designer working with Watches photography for about 4 years and your explanation is absolutely right.

[@SilverDragonCloud64]

Thank you

[@seantuck]

Thanks my friend, but this obviously isn’t how i normally work. This was a basic tutorial and I wanted people to see the layers I’d created to understand where I was taking the selections from, but you’re right. That’s better file organisation.

[@Paul_anderson_creative]

Cool. Thanks for making and sharing!

[@rondeldebbio9219]

YES!

[@Thehammm_]

Honestly the best tutorial on gradient map I've ever seen. Bravo!

[@vi2e]

tsts... you haven't met Unmesh yet...! XD

[@vi2e]

...don't get me wrong: I also appreciate and like Sean Tucker's videos a lot! Very nice guy

[@Thehammm_]

@@vi2e Not a fan of unmesh - he teaches really bad photoshop techniques...that are mostly quick but are absolutely terrible and unprofessional. When he talked about high end retouching and was using frequency seperation...thats when I couldn't take him seriously at all.

[@upupawayandbeyond]

I honestly learn so much from your videos. You are one of the fews that I still follow through the years due to the fact that you stay humble, practical, uplifting, informative and nothing to do with web celebrity style. Wish I was not in Sweden but in London to go to some of your photo walks. Would be nice chatting with you in person. Once again, great job! Commend your wife for her great shots as well.

[@sephiroth127]

This video is gold, or silver, or platinum, because now I know how to make it any colour I want it to be! Thanks, Sean :-)

[@mrdev9843]

Thanks for putting in the work to deliver this long awaited tutorial, very much appreciated. cheers 👍👍

[@muhsinaziz920]

Thanks for all the simple tips and tricks Sean, things are always simple when it comes from you.

[@valentinzamora.]

Yes!!! This is really helpful. Thank you Sean for this tutorial.

[@jamesg2491]

Absolutely fantastic tutorial Sean. Thank you for making this.

[@colin-4794]

That's a really useful tutorial Sean, thanks' for your insights too.

[@annezarzycki6240]

Excellent tutorial! Thank you so very much for all your work putting it together. Looking forward to trying this out.

[@geraldo1971]

Very helpful and well made tutorial as always. Thank you very much Sean!

[@beaumitchell]

Fantastic video, Sean. Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge.

[@pat.]

Very well explained and incredibly useful tutorial. Can't wait to try it out.

[@paulfischer1758]

Thank you Sean, I was wondering about just this subject and your tutorial along with the comments it inspired is exactly what I needed.

[@techsavvydaddy5616]

Amazing video, Thank you, Sean. I have been looking for something like this for a while...very well explained. Thank you again.

[@ProlexMedia]

One of the best tutorials that we have found! Everything is explained clearly without a waste of time! Great work!

[@Mac1Sound]

Thanks Sean, I really do enjoy your tutorials. I find your technique of teaching really sinks in with me.

[@eliyasara9786]

LOVE these practical videos. They are soooo informative and applicable in our everyday lives. Keep it up Sean!!!

[@montybrewster7]

Fantastic tutorial Sean, clear & to the point. Perfect, many thanks.

[@fak1tGaming]

Best combo , Sean speaking and Tony Aderson music 😃 love it

[@fernandosocorro3651]

Thank you for this and the other tutorial videos. They give me insights into what other photographers are talking about and the tools they use.

[@CAYENNEOREZ]

That was really helpful. I would love to see more of this type of videos. I love messing around with gradient maps but I never thought to use them in this way. Very effective.

[@MikeBarrettPhotography]

Lovey. Didn't know this at all. So powerful. So simple. Thanks Sean.

[@MrSunamo]

I really enjoyed this video Sean! Using gradient maps is part of my color grading process, but this has shown another way to use them. Thanks!

[@waxwingsphoto]

That is the clearest PS tutorial I’ve ever watched. Thanks Sean!

[@Chookz85]

I remember your video on shooting that vintage chair. One of my favourites. Love the tutorials Sean, keep em coming!

[@tomistenz]

That's an amazaing way of using gradient maps. Thanx a lot Sean.

[@ivanramic1428]

Thanks for a great video and a great tutorial, finding you channel out was really an amazing thing for me as someone who is starting with photography. Love every video you put out.

[@markm4263]

Thank yo, Sean for your work. There are many tutorials of varying quality that are offered for money, and I am glad that I can come to your channel time after time and find excellent high quality advice.

[@JonathanThompsonStoryteller]

This is one of the clearest and best tutorials I’ve seen for quite some time. Thank you Sean, very much appreciate you

[@ravszee]

Thanks Sean this was really ground breaking for me. Much appreciated

[@fredwilsenack8634]

Brilliant tutorial. Clear, concise, and beautifully presented. Best instructional video on this subject I’ve ever seen. Thank you.

[@doncollins6465]

Fantastic tutorial. Thanks Sean.

[@dylanfgarrison]

So excited to watch this!

[@davidclement5927]

Thanks Sean for an excellent tutorial video; much appreciated

[@etienne_oosthuizen]

Sean, this video answers a question I did not even know I could ask ... you are fantastic!

[@Dickymint1000]

As usual, master class again! Thanks mate.

[@chrisbeschi4818]

As has been said, this is the best gradient map tutorial I’ve seen. I will be using this in my work. Thanks you. 🙏🏼

[@patrickusaf]

Great explication, Sean. Thank you to share with us and thank to your wife to share the beautiful photos.

[@MyekalBenham]

Thanks for sharing!! This will prove to be super useful.

[@anazivick303]

Great retouching tip and loved the unexpected touch of humor. ❤️

[@eoslove2022]

Thank you Sean for this series on working with color,,,learned a lot!

[@Chickboom34]

Great technique! Very practical. Thanks for sharing!

[@AnthonyWilson247]

Very useful video Sean. I'm excited to put this to use. Thanks!!

[@arafatawoyejo7582]

Hey Sean, great video ! Love the technique. Thanks for sharing.

[@georgikolev9726]

Thank you for the amazing videos! I learned so much from you! One of the best teachers - always well explained, very easy to follow, you helped me leveling up my photography and post editing skills!

[@SilverDragonCloud64]

Thanks Sean for another great video, and thanks to the extra couple of suggestions given some of your followers. I think I'm going try this method as I've never been very successful with other techniques seen before. 🙏🏼🐉

[@marklambert7734]

Very practical approach, good explanation of the scenario and solution, will definitely give this a go thanks

[@Jordan_Moore]

Can't wait to sit down and try this out!

[@samelogio7441]

Sean, Another great video. I now have a much better understanding of the Gradient Map tool. Thx.

[@dkhart]

Thank you Sean!!! Very useful and informative tips, like always;) great job 👌

[@codyoftheweak]

Watched this video for fun last night and woke up to a project that greatly benefited from this tip! Forever grateful for your channel.

[@pauser37]

One of the best professional tutorials I ever watched. Thank You, Sir!

[@DarrenRussinger]

This is solid gold info! Thank you sir!

[@isLifeSimple]

This is really cool! I used to use the Photoshop feature that appears when you open a RAW image because I thought that was pretty cool but I really like how much advanced control there is with the gradient map 🔋

[@francoisroberge3117]

Very nice approach to adjust colours and tonality. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@caelencockrum4459]

This is incredibly useful. Thank you!

[@shkspear52]

LOVE your tutorials...miss the inspirational quotes...you are so good at that!!!

[@Jaymzfoto]

Excellent tutorial!! Thank you.

[@cresramos]

Thanks so much. I been watching this tutorials several times already and still learning something new . Everytime

[@areeb440]

Hi Sean. Hope you're doing fantastic. I'm really an admirer of your work

[@bala1000mina]

You're awesome Sean! Thank you so much for the very informative and helpful tutorial! God bless and good luck!

[@aloharay]

thank you for this very useful technique and your use of multiple examples!

[@bala1000mina]

So much Thanks! So much helpful Sean! God bless you, your dear wife and all your dear ones!

[@chiaracamera853]

Incredibly useful ... You help me to solve a big problem I was puzzling over. Every time I see your video I get closer and closer to the best version of myself as a photographer :) thanks Sean

[@proRiot]

Nice voice, on-point tutorials! Thank you very much! I know, it's an older tutorial, but maybe I've got a little advice too: When you're selecting a color with the eyedropper tool from a non-solid color like paint on skin it really can help to set the sample size in the upper-left corner to 5x5 or 10x10 to get the average color around the selected pixel - just to avoid selecting a pixel that's influenced by the noise of that image. :)

[@simonsmith8783]

So so useful especially as someone who was struggling with the realism of colour changes

[@YV09876]

Such an amazing tip! I already used it for some basic stuff, but the results are amazing. I have a bunch of customized textures for my Instagram posts now. It was fast and easy and made my life so much easier. Thank you!

[@backdoorcarlos]

Thanks Sean! I dont do much of modeling, but so useful to change the background ! and so easily explained. cheers

[@andyburnett4918]

Wonderful video. I can see that I am going to use this technique a lot. Thank you for taking the time to create such great content.

[@rebeccaalvord4614]

This tutorial is so great. Thank you so much!

[@howardahhon7600]

Thank Sean, love these tutorials?!?! =) Best technique I've learnt so far...

[@freddievaldez6587]

Nice. Great tutorial. I like your teaching style. Thank you for sharing.

[@EuanPreston]

I’ve been a regular Photoshop user for nearly 20 years and I learned loads from this video. Thanks, Sean.

[@richtodd467]

I am just learning photoshop and this is amazing - thanks for the great video.

[@Nickkettt]

Great video Sean!! 👍👍👍 Thanks...

[@mohsinfareed1797]

Great man > Thanks. well explained and added much more information on using Gradient Map.

[@vasvaristudios]

Thank you, timing of this video couldn't be more perfect!

[@BenSussmanpro]

I really appreciate this gradient map tutorial. Very easy to follow. I also watched 2 others - a one-light portrait & Sony/Canon compare (I own both). All 3 of these were very useful & presented in a non-intimidating manner. Thank you (I just shoot events, races & portraits part-time)

[@ethelquinn]

I have waited for this sooo looooong! Thank you ✨!!!

[@Me-nq2dh]

have seen a lot of how to's on gradient maps, never seen one this good. thanks for that.

[@GiulianaSucco]

Impressive neat and simple technique!!

[@andrethomas9020]

Thanks for this. Very concise and informative. I'll incorporate this into my work flow.

[@eccentricsmithy2746]

Priceless information! Thank you!

[@honzan_dot_ca]

A-MA-ZING Sean! Thanks buddy!

[@vivahabbitvanassen]

Wow, this is so great I have so much to learn.

[@rogerhyland8283]

Best tutorials I’ve come across

[@claytonmedic]

Honestly the best color replacement video I’ve seen.

[@natematthews915]

Nice music choice at the end. Also very well explained.

[@brettpatching]

Wonderful tutorial!!

[@GabrielMisfire]

I've watched many of your vids - many I enjoyed, many I didn't. But this was the first "slap-my-forehead-it-should've-been-obvious" one I've seen! Great one, keep 'em coming!

[@GiuseppeGessa]

Thanks for your tutorial, it's been really useful!!

[@TyChee]

Thanks for posting this. Can't wait to try on my own!

[@leighdedhar]

Mind Blown!!! Thank you for this video dude!

[@MANaboutTOOLS]

I'm not a photographer but, I enjoy your videos. There's always something positive and inspiring I take away from them. Thank you!

[@qualia8085]

This gradient map idea is really a WOW!

[@tarif7541]

it was a hugeeeeeeeeeee help.... can't thank you enough..... god bless you 😍 love you

[@PrasadPalaniyandi]

Amazing video tutorial... Fantastic...

[@AkinBascombe]

Thank you so much. Truly one of the greats.