Comments on: Photoshop Tip: Choosing Complementary Colours…FAST!

By: Glyn

Glyn — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 08:04:21 +0000

Because that doesn’t work when you want to change the foreground or background colours in the tool bar.

By: Bearhawk

Bearhawk — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 07:46:02 +0000

Why not just use the invert “CNTRL I” ?

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Tue, 10 Jul 2012 03:09:04 +0000

[...] addition or subtraction equation (hint: if you can add or subtract two numbers you can do this). Click here to learn the tip from Glyn himself, a very fine [...]

By: DaveT

DaveT — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:16:39 +0000

I had used the colour picker before to pick up a colour that was already in the image but had never thought of using it this way. And that extra tip about using the arrow keys is a real bonus

Thank You

Dave

By: Russ Robinson

Russ Robinson — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 11:06:19 +0000

Fantastic tip…especially for those who want to avoid leaving Photoshop. However, for times when a bit more “robustness” is required, I find the following [free] site to be a great resource: http://colorschemedesigner.com/

Thanks as always for sharing your vast PS knowledge!

By: Russ

Russ — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 10:58:32 +0000

Thats a neat trick Glyn; a simpler version (for the primary colours, eg if you want to quickly adjust colour casts) is
Red Cyan
Green Magenta
Blue Yellow

In your screen-shots above, they are opposite each other, and so are easy to remember.