FAQs on Changing Shirt Color in Photoshop

Question 1

1. What is the best way to select the shirt in Photoshop?

Accepted Answer

There are various ways to select a specific area in Photoshop, but for selecting the shirt area you might want to use tools like Lasso tool or Magic Wand tool as they are more accurate when it comes to selecting flat areas specifically.

Question 2

2. How do I change the color of my shirt without affecting other parts of the image?

Accepted Answer

With your selected layer active, go ahead and click on "Create New Fill or Adjustment Layer" which will give you an option pop-up where you should choose "Hue/Saturation". A hue/saturation adjustment layer pops up that targets only your selected t-shirt area.

Question 3

3. Can I assign patterns or textures to my altered t-shirt after color change?

Accepted Answer

Yes! With Pattern Overlay and Texture Overlay features available within Photoshop's Blending Options, it's easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy!

Question 4

4. Will this technique work on all types of materials such as silk, cotton and polyester?

Accepted Answer

Indeed! Whether it's silk, cotton or polyester – this works with all fabrics and material types equally well because our methodology used behind is pixel-based (by changing colors present at pixels). It does not matter what type of fabric we are dealing with.

Question 5

5. How can I achieve realistic shadows on my changed-colored shirt?

Accepted Answer

Creating realistic-looking shadows takes considerable skill/dedication unless already present due creative photography skills so if there aren't any then chances are low. One way would be Auto-Selection tools available through "Quick Selection Tool," another being manual brush selection using different tones.