[bellie]

hello peoples.. sorry about this newbie question.. but i was just wondering..
see ive just recently started reading about colour theory and all about that hues and tints and shade and stuff like that.. well i was wondering.. in PS when u pick colours there's two options right ? firstly the big box with white in the top left and black in the bottom right.. and then the one with the levers and the little rectangle of colours underneath

well how does the box work ?
1) im assuming the primary colour (well the hue) is the colour on the top right of the box is it not ? and then if you go leftwards it would be the tint (as you add white).. and down would be as you add black... and perhaps as u go diagonally bottom-left-ish that would be adding grey ? is that how it works ?
2) if i have that colour thing on stylus.. so that if i press softly on my tablet the colour comes out softer.. is that just the same as adding white to my selected colour (as in going towards the top left side if my first assumption as correct) or is it different?

3)and how does the litle lever thing work ? is there a lot of people that use it ? i just remember on one of the tut videos.. i forget who it was.. maybe rinaldo .. he used the lever.. if u reply could u just tel lme which one u use?

4) and say you got a colour.. and u want to add the shadow of that colour.. as in pick the colour for when its in shadows.. how do you guys move across the box? (or do you).. do you go downards only.. or downwards rightish ? or do you just select black and coat your previous colour lightly with black ? (i know a lot of you pros just kinda select your colours somehow )

well thanks.. sorry about all these questions if you guys could reply that would be great.. i dont think there's a thread asking these questions so thats why i put it up.. maybe i didnt search well enough..
well thanks guys
-bellie.

[Chthonic Divinity]

shadows are usually never black. dont just use one color and then use different tints and shades of that color for highlights and shadow. Try learning some color theory, test complimentary colors, etc.

[Rinaldo]

by " the litle lever thing" I am assuming you mean the HSB sliders. Hue Saturation and Balance (value).

the hue is the actuial colour you are picking..green/red/yellow/yellowygreen/whatever.
Saturation is how bright and pure that colour is. low saturation is grey. high saturation is like fluro..so to speak
Balance is like value..how dark/light the colour is.

the other main selection methods in ps are RGB and CMYK. these work more in terms of adding different colours together through the sliders.

I think you are right about how the larger colour picker box works, but i never use it. you pick the hue via the slider down the side of the big box. then position the cursor in the box to get the required saturation and value.

to answer the q about stylus pressure. just play around with is. you'll soon see what it is doing on the different settings.

in terms of making a shadow colour. that is extreemly complicated. no simple answer will do and any I give will just make things more confusing. get some info on painting. and undersand what those sliders do to effect the colour. look at some pics you like and note what the relationship between shaddow and light is in terms of hue saturation and value.
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