I use the Colorize Tool a dozen times a day, for everything from photo repairs, accents and tags, backgrounds. You name it and I'll probably colorize it. I never got comfortable assigning numbers to color. I don't remember numbers, but I remember strings of words.
I had no idea how to read the numbers below the sliders. But I recognized the perfect shade of blue for my project. I started to write the settings down, but why not just drop them into presets so I have it in the program the next time I need that color?
It wasn't long before I had a dozen presets with names I could remember. I avoid using numbers or codes in the names because I wouldn't remember what they mean. It's such a bother to look thru a dozen colors to find "RED"! "Big Yellow" was my way of remembering the boldness of the color. I needed a dark, aged gold for a project. It reminded me of Brad Pitt's armor in the movie, Troy. That shade is more green than gold and you can bet I won't forget that color in the chart!
I made up a chart of my choices - I'm sharing it for others like me who can never remember Hue's new number or wonders if Red's ditzy girlfriend is still insatuated with how big her bust will be after the operation. |
