User blog:Loupi/Tutorial: How to change Black into White and vice versa in Photoshop

In this tutorial i'll show you how to make a part of a sprite that is black into white and the opposite.

Let's begin by opening a sprite. I'm gonna use Blade: http://i.imgur.com/jlZPWuV.png

Create a new Hue/Saturation adjustment layer by either going to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue/Saturation or by clicking on the Create New Fill or Adjustment Layer button which is located in the bottom of the Layer panel (see srceenshot below).

http://i.imgur.com/ypBUMTQ.png

(Note: The keyboard shortcuts above were set by me so your computer won't have them. I can show you how to change the hotkeys if you want.)

http://i.imgur.com/c6OEieV.png

If you went with the first method a little window will pop up. Check the Use Previous Layer to Create Clipping Mask.

http://i.imgur.com/OdZji8T.png

If you want with the second method hit alt + left click between the adj layer and sprite layer to make the adj layer affect only the sprite layer and not any others below it.

http://i.imgur.com/n1EL0Rt.png

Now increase the Lightness slightly. You can decrease the Saturation to 0 if the black isn't completely black but maybe dark blue. You'll notice that the H/S adj layer affects all of the sprite but we only want to affect the clothes (in this case). To achieve that we'll use Layer Masks. Grab the brush tool and left click on the white thumbnail box next to the H/S adj layer symbol.

http://i.imgur.com/yqn9EIR.png

Since it's white all of the adj layer is visible. We'll paint with black over the parts we DON'T want it to affect.

 '''Black hides. White makes visible.''' That works on regular layers too.

http://i.imgur.com/SYEc9wo.png

http://i.imgur.com/IRdsiA6.png

Create a new Brightness/Contrast adj layer with any of the two methods we used above. Now we want this adj layer to affect the same areas as the H/S one. So we click alt + left click and drag the layer mask of the H/S layer on to the B/C one. If you want to go back and make some change in and of the adj layers simply double click on its symbol.

http://i.imgur.com/BwFRFhi.png

<p style="font-weight:normal;">In the B/C layer increase the Brightness and the Contrast.

<p style="font-weight:normal;">http://i.imgur.com/8IdrOk2.png

<p style="font-weight:normal;">Bring the B/C layer above the H/S one by dragging it. Create a Levels adj layer and use these settings:

<p style="font-weight:normal;">http://i.imgur.com/HZnsugv.png

<p style="font-weight:normal;">I changed a few things around.

<p style="font-weight:normal;"> http://i.imgur.com/LJWOwNa.png

<p style="font-weight:normal;"> http://i.imgur.com/9XH1aJ7.png

<p style="font-weight:normal;"> This is what i came up with:

<p style="font-weight:normal;"> http://i.imgur.com/F2xGf80.png

<p style="font-weight:normal;"> It might not always look good of course. Try messing around with the values in the adj layers and their order till you come up with a satisfying result.

<p style="font-weight:normal;"> To make something white into black follow the same procedure but bring the sliders to the opposite sides.