In this tutorial, we're going to be doing exactly what I just described, sampling various colors from a photo, storing them as color swatches in Photoshop's Swatches palette, and then saving them as a custom swatch set. We'll also see how to reset the swatches back to Photoshop's default colors when we're done and then how to load our newly created swatch set whenever we need it! Here's the photo I'll be using to sample colors from. I want to create an "Autumn Leaves" color swatch set, so this photo should work nicely:.
At the end of the tutorial, we'll see an example of how you can then use the colors from your custom swatch set to create something entirely different. Let's get started. To create our custom swatch set, let's first delete all of the color swatches that are currently in the Swatches palette. Don't worry, they won't be gone for good, as we'll see a bit later on.
Switch over to your Swatches palette, which by default is grouped in with the Color and Styles palettes. Unless you've previously loaded other swatch sets, you'll find Photoshop's default color swatches filling up the palette:.
Unfortunately, Adobe forgot to include a "Clear All Swatches" option, so in order to delete all the color swatches currently in the Swatches palette, we'll need to delete each one manually. You'll see your mouse cursor change into a scissors icon:.
You'll need to click a total of times to clear all of them, but depending on how fast you are at mouse clicking, it shouldn't take too long. Your Swatches palette will be completely empty when you're done:. Open the image in Photoshop that you want to sample your colors from if it isn't open already, then grab your Eyedropper Tool from the Tools palette, or press I on your keyboard to select it with the shortcut:. With the Eyedropper Tool selected, move your mouse cursor over an area of color you want to sample, then click to sample it.
I'm going to sample a bright yellow from one of the leaves in the top of my image as my first color:. You can see exactly which color you've sampled by looking at the Foreground color swatch in the Tools palette:.
Note: You may find it easier to sample your colors by holding down your mouse button as you drag your mouse cursor around inside the image with the Eyedropper Tool selected. The color the Eyedropper is currently over appears in the Foreground color swatch in the Tools palette and continuously updates as you drag your mouse, giving you a live preview of the color before you sample it, which I find much easier than the "click and see what you get" method.
Release your mouse button when you're over the color you want to sample. Once you've sampled your first color, move your mouse cursor into the empty area inside the Swatches palette.
You'll see your mouse cursor change into a paint bucket icon. Click anywhere inside the empty area to convert your sampled color into a color swatch.
Photoshop will pop up a dialog box asking you to enter a name for your color swatch. If you're creating a swatch set for a client using specific Pantone colors they've requested, it's a good idea to enter the Pantone color name as the name of your swatch "Pantone Yellow C", for example , or if you're creating the swatch set for your own use, use whatever name makes most sense to you.
Create an account. Edit this Article. We use cookies to make wikiHow great. By using our site, you agree to our cookie policy. Cookie Settings. Learn why people trust wikiHow. Download Article Explore this Article methods. Tips and Warnings. Related Articles. Author Info Last Updated: September 16, Method 1. Select "Swatches" from the Windows menu. This will open the Swatches palette in a pop-up window. There will be some predefined colors already in the Swatches palette. Delete any swatches that you don't want in the Swatches palette.
You can do this by clicking on the swatch, dragging it to the bottom-right of the palette window and dropping it into the trash can icon. Method 2. Click on the foreground color in the Photoshop toolbar the foreground color appears at the bottom of the toolbar in a small square just above the background color. Create a new foreground color by moving your mouse over the color chart that appears in the Color Picker window and clicking on the color that you want.
You can move the arrows on the hues chart to change the hues in the color chart. If you have been provided specific information about the color such as its RGB red, green and blue or CMYK cyan, magenta, yellow and black values then you can enter those values in the numeric boxes to create the exact color that is required. On the Pixel layer , there is a sun-shaped object created with the Custom Shape Tool.
If you click-and-drag a color from the Swatches panel and drop it on the pixel layer, Photoshop automatically turns it into a Color Fill layer. It transforms every pixel into that color through a Clipping Mask. The Clipping Mask works by applying its properties to every pixel on the layer directly below it. That is why even the stroke on the sun-shaped object has changed its color as it affects not by color or style but by pixels. If you want to create a Color Fill layer above the pixel layer without the Clipping Mask, then select a color from the Swatches panel.
Another way of adding a color swatch onto a layer is by holding Ctrl Alt Windows or Command Option macOS and then dragging that color swatch onto a layer for Photoshop to apply it as a Layer Style. Double-click on the Color Overlay , it will open the Layer Style window where you can change the color or the Blend Mode. Select the Direct Selection Tool and click on the vector shape to show the points.
You can adjust them by clicking-and-dragging on these individual points to stretch, bend, or distort. Going back to the Swatches panel, click-and-drag any color and drop it onto the vector shape. Unlike in the pixel layer, clicking-and-dragging a color only changes the Fill color , as you can see in the Options bar.
Another way of doing it is by clicking-and-dragging a color from the Swatches panel and dropping it onto the Vector layer , and this will give you the same result. The Text layer is also affected in the same way. If you click-and-drag a color swatch onto the layer, it will automatically change the color of the text.
It also gives you the same result when you click-and-drag a color from the Swatches panel directly onto the text. Another cool way of applying color swatches is by selecting two layers at the same time. Then, click on a color in the Swatches panel to fill both layers into the selected color. However, this technique only changes the Fill color, so the color of your Stroke remains the same.
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