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danimation2001 In reply to jel [2018-01-12 16:38:21 +0000 UTC]

That unfortunately does not exist. If you look closely you'll see that the first L.A.B. color picker is an overlay of the same three windows below it. I probably should have explained that but I think it was getting a bit to stretched out in the beginning for it.

A lot of it is completed visual, eyedrop the base color then press "X" to flip to the background box color for the BG color to be Eyedropped into the foreground color. You can now have two colors to Eyedrop between while in the color picker L.A.B. window.

You can also select between the bg on screen with the Eyedropper tool as well but I usually like to just use the foreground and bg box colors to eyedrop from. Notice the visual difference between to the two colors on your Color picker as you eyedrop between the two.

Notice the circles placement and as well the warm and Cool bar scale to the right of the bigger box. You'll have to find a selection between these two.

Sorry there is no magical means of making it easy for us. This is currently the best that I know of to making it as easy as possible to see where to go next.

Let me know if that is helpful for you or if something is unclear about what I just said.

If you understand now, do you think I should edit this information in regardless of how stretched out it would make the tutorial at the beginning?
Actually now that I think about it, I can at the least put in a little blurb about it being an overlay of the three windows below under the bigger one.

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jel In reply to danimation2001 [2018-01-15 15:14:03 +0000 UTC]

First of all, thank you very much for the detailed reply!
Yes, I think I've understood what you've said. Basically you check where the different cursors are located, and try to find a middle ground once you open the color picker window again to find the fade.

A little more info on that part in the tutorial would definitely help I think.

On a sidenote, regarding the result color : wouldn't it be possible to achieve the same approximate find by just using the opacity settings and mixing of the two colors, in an easier and more natural way? Or is there some fundamuntal difference which escapes me?

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danimation2001 In reply to jel [2018-01-15 23:22:21 +0000 UTC]

Ok, Let's say that you want a specific color, and not just something that photoshop's programing gives to you. That is what I would say is the reason for not really relying on things like that or lowering the opacity. If you have something specific in mind don't leave it to chance or what Photoshop gives you. It's the reason why things like the dodge tool or the burn tool are frequently used very little. Those tools only get used in one way that goes straight to white and black. And while in some case it might be fine. Other cases usually need something else in the middle than what is given with the program.

You can very well mix the colors if you please but the end result is very specific as to what it will give you and very often your own personal touch to a piece is what can make it yours and not photoshop's 

Sometimes the in betweens like for skins require a pure saturated color to show the blood under the skin where mixing colors can mute that saturation. And when you put other colors that you place on top after doing so there will be a noted difference between the two if not just a little.

Also keep in mind that all of this is being completed while in the color picker. I use the color picker and the eyedrop tool while in the color picker and since the base and the bg colors are already selected in my tool background color and foreground color boxes. I simply go back and forth between the two and visually consider where I would put the middle. between them. So there's no need to open the color picker again.

I'll extend the beginning a bit and implement that part into it.

Thanks!

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danimation2001 In reply to EtheringtonBrothers [2018-01-12 16:40:34 +0000 UTC]

No problem. Going for an eye coloring tutorial next. Any ideas for anything that you think might interest people?

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EtheringtonBrothers In reply to danimation2001 [2018-01-13 09:15:45 +0000 UTC]

People love to have the complicated stuff explained in a bite-sized way which is easy to comprehend and quick to apply. I recommend using similes - "An ear from behind looks like an updide down bowl on it's side" etc - this is the fastest way to learn

Hope that's useful!

Lorenzo!

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danimation2001 In reply to Infinity8th [2018-01-12 16:41:04 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

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