#PHOTOSHOP COLOR PICKER HOW TO#
#PHOTOSHOP COLOR PICKER FOR MAC#
#PHOTOSHOP COLOR PICKER SOFTWARE#

That’s all there is to it! From now on, or until you change it again, you’ll have a really powerful color picking tool at your fingertips. When Apple’s color picker opens, click on the Painter’s Picker wheel at the top right, circled in red below. Step 5: Open a document or create a new one (unless you already have something open), and click on a color chip in the Toolbox. From the Color picker pop-up menu, choose Apple, and press OK. Step 4: Launch Photoshop, and choose Photoshop > Preferences > General.

Simply create one by pressing Command + Shift + N. If you don’t have a ColorPickers folder in your Home Library, never fear. Drag the lorPicker file into this folder, as shown below. Step 3: Pop open a Finder window and navigate to your Home folder > Library > ColorPickers. Step 2: You should see a hard drive icon appear, and a window will pop open containing a Read Me file and the color picker itself, which I’ve highlighted below.

#PHOTOSHOP COLOR PICKER HOW TO#

Since I’m a Mac chick, I’m going to show you how to install it into Photoshop CS2 under OS X Tiger. You can also save color schemes for use later. This may very well surpass your color theory teacher’s skill level. Choose from five kinds of analogous schemes, five kinds of tetradic schemes, two kinds of triads, four complex complementary schemes, schemes to show colors that are warmer, cooler, lighter, or darker than any given color. Painter’s Picker allows you to quickly find and select any color’s complementary color, and notes which colors you should stay away from, like those that clash. I tend to grab my battered color wheel left over from art school when choosing color schemes, though with Painter’s Picker, it’s like having a virtual color theory teacher by my side to boot. And apparently for lots of folks creating web sites, it’s impossible for them too! Arg. How hard is it to find colors that truly work together this way? For me, next to impossible. I love this color picker because it uses a color wheel instead of swatches or a big, square blob of color.

#PHOTOSHOP COLOR PICKER FOR MAC#

Here you can also search for Mac software, though I’d be inclined to stick with VersionTracker for that. Results are split into categories of sponsored links and download sites. In the Windows world, you might also want to check. That’s the one we’re going to install today. Do a search for “color picker” and you’ll find all kinds of stuff, including Painter’s Picker.

#PHOTOSHOP COLOR PICKER SOFTWARE#

Just type in a keyword or software name in the search box at the top left and you’ll be presented with a neat list of options. Though now it sports a “platform” option at the top right where you can also choose Windows. If you’re using a Mac, the end-all-be-all software resource has long been. First I’m going to show you where to find these little critters, and then show you how to install my favorite one.

It’s surprisingly easy and there’s some really great color pickers available, both freeware and shareware, that make choosing beautiful, complementary color palettes a breeze. Put some spice into your Photoshop life and pick an alternate color picker! Did you know you could do that? This is a really great way to further customize the way you work in Photoshop.

Photoshop color picker