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Icons in PhotoShop

November 14, 2003 11:02:52 PM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums
I was hoping that someone could help me, I want to change the color of an icon to the colors of a windowsblind color using photoshop.
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Chesley Gulick
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Reply #1 November 14, 2003 11:06:13 PM
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It would be much easier with the full version of SkinStudio...It comes with Object Desktop if you have it

You can recolor entire Icon Packages in just a minute or so
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Reply #2 November 14, 2003 11:10:06 PM
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Or you could use Axialis Icon Workshop http://www.axialis.com/iconworkshop/index.html to open your .ico file and export as a .psd file, then make your hue adjustments. Save as a .png and open with Icon Workshop then save as an icon
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Reply #3 November 14, 2003 11:11:23 PM
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I don't really like the quality in icon workshop.
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Reply #4 November 14, 2003 11:12:44 PM
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Reply #5 November 14, 2003 11:13:52 PM
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Reply #6 November 14, 2003 11:14:22 PM
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Maybe I am doing something wrong, how would I go about matching the colors?
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Reply #7 November 14, 2003 11:16:59 PM
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Which skin are you trying to match? Do you just want to recolor 1 icon?
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Reply #8 November 14, 2003 11:18:13 PM
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I am trying to match rather red blind with and orion icon
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Reply #9 November 14, 2003 11:24:42 PM
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Do you have the full version of SkinStudio? If so that would be the quickest.

Otherwise, I would use the method I explained up above. As far as I know Photoshop doesn't support importing .ico files, I am still using 6.0 so that may have changed I dunno.
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Reply #10 November 14, 2003 11:34:19 PM
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Chesley, If it's being too much of a pain for ya you can send me the icon and I will recolor it for you zodskins@comcast.net
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Reply #11 November 14, 2003 11:35:38 PM
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Ya, IconDeveloper, will do this adam wrote a great blog on it. http://adam.joeuser.com/index.asp?AID=990
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Reply #12 November 14, 2003 11:35:57 PM
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Thank you, but I will keep playing with it
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Reply #13 November 14, 2003 11:39:11 PM
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You could try the Icon Developer Mormegil mentioned...Looks similar to the function in SkinStudio but a few more options

I don't blame ya for wanting to do it yourself...I would too
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Reply #14 November 14, 2003 11:41:06 PM
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In Photoshop select "Image" on the tool bar at top, then pick "Adjustments" and then "Channel Mixer" and you can also try it with "Selective Color" to change specific colors and such that make up the visual color you see on the icon. You can also do it by Hue and Saturation adjustment or Brightness and Contrast. But Selective Color would probably be the best one to use so it does not mess with any of the effects used in creating the Icon.

anyway, SkinStudio as has been suggested would be a good choice and also Axialis is a damn good program without a doubt.
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Reply #15 November 14, 2003 11:45:36 PM
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Axialis is an excellent program, maybe the hue, saturation effects is what I am unhappy with, thank you.
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