Replacing colour

[shane_c]

I seem to be having some trouble replacing colour. We are trying to find another colour for our front door. So I take the photo of my house and select the door, then go adjustments, replace colour. I click on the door and it highlights it white in the box and I get it as good as I can and adjust the fuzziness so that what I'm changing appears white in the box. Then I go where it shows the colour and put in my #'s I got from the eye dropper tool on a different photo (88, 97, 94) or (153,78,82). But the door looks different than the colour I selected (usually I can only get it black or gray), and it usually looks very pastelle. Any tips...

http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/2248/img17232mt9.jpg

[dekalbSTEEL]

like this?

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/5782/reddoorui5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/2739/greendoorhq3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[shane_c]

Thanks!
The first one looks more pink than what I took the colour from but we really like the second one. Do you mind guiding me through how you did it. Like I was saying, when I do it it comes out all pastelle, a different colour and quite pixelated.

[dekalbSTEEL]

I use Corel PSP X2

Open image, use lasso tool to select the door

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/4828/06022008165638ca0.png

open the color pallete and key in the numbers you supplied

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/6007/06022008165722yw4.png

use the color changer tool

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/2389/06022008165731kc5.png

and I'm a PP novice, for sure.

and click to fill

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/2557/06022008165747va3.png

[Bobster]

photoshop way

select door area, create new layer (call it "door colour")
make the layer style multiply
select your colour and fill

[tombell]

The house is really nice. It's missing a Flag on the right of the door. It will look better then. I like the old dark green color or the same as the siding. I use X2 also.