



Step 4 : On the top panel click where the white arrow points to.
Step 5 : This opens up the Brush pallette. Set the hardness at 50 % by dragging the slider. The Master Diameter can be set by the Bracket keys [ ]. Use this bracket key [ to decrease the brush tip and this ] to increase it.
Step 6 : It will be advisable to zoom in and out with the Zoom Tool as you work so that you do not miss details, which you would otherwise. You can use the bracket [ ] keys just like the Brush Tool to zoom in or out.








The entire hair has been masked. It looks orange. It is the color of the mask and not the color of the hair.


Step 10 : As soon as you click the Edit in Standard Mode button the reddish tinge is replaced by a selection.Step 11 : Go to Select>Inverse.
Step 12 : Go to Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur.
Step 13 : The Gaussian Blur dialogue box opens. I have given a Radius of 3.1 pixels. There is nothing hard and fast about it. It will depend on your image. After you are satisfied click ok.
Step 14 : Press CTRL+U. Itwill bring up the Hue/Saturation dialogue box. The 'Hue' slider is to change the Color. The Saturation slider increases or decreases the saturation of the color and the Lightness slider brightens or darkens the color.
Step 15 : I have dragged the Hue Slider to -41.
This makes the hair look purple.
Now I have dragged the Hue slider to +19.
This makes the hair look yellowish green. This is to demonstrate that you can change the color at will by dragging the Hue slider either to the left or the right.
Now I have dragged the Hue slider to -10.




Now I have increased the Saturation to +21.
The hair looks brighter.


This is how the hair looks, a bit greyish.
Step 18 : Now I am decreasing the Lightness slider to -41 i.e. I am making it darker. If you drag the slider to the right the hair will brighten.
Here is how she looks. A blonde turned into a brunette. Press CTRL+D to deselect. That is all.