Color Matching In Photoshop – Change Color of Stock Images To Pantone Color of The Year

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  1. 0:00 Introduction
  2. 1:40 Using Adobe Stock's Visual Search
  3. 3:45 Color Matching Using Hue Blending Mode
  4. 7:30 Color Matching Using The Lab Color Mode
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In this three-part Photoshop tutorial, we will learn how to use Adobe Stock’s visual search to find the right images for your projects faster and two color-matching techniques.

You can use the first method to change the color of an object quickly and easily using the Hue Blending Mode.

The second method creates a more accurate color match using the Lab color mode.

The color we will match onto the objects in our images is Greenery, the Pantone Color of The Year 2017.

Greenery, the Pantone Color of the Year 2017, shown as a color swatch

Since 2000, the Pantone Color Institute has chosen a color that reflects the current cultural climate.

The Pantone color of the year has historically influenced trends in all facets of design. Including architecture, interior décor, fashion, food, travel, and many other fields.

To follow along with this tutorial, you can save free watermarked previews from Adobe Stock:

You can select Greenery as your color in Photoshop by using PANTONE 376 C or the hexadecimal color code #84BD00 (According to PANTONE’s Color Standards)

Coffee Cup used in this tutorial:

Adobe Stock coffee cup photo used for the color matching example
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Jesús Ramirez

Jesús Ramirez is a graphic designer and the founder of the Photoshop Training Channel, which he started in 2012 and has grown past two million YouTube subscribers. He has taught at Adobe MAX, Adobe Summit, and Photoshop World, teaches courses for CreativeLive and Pluralsight, and was one of five artists chosen for Adobe Stock's Make a Masterpiece campaign. His Photoshop templates shipped inside Photoshop CC 2018.

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