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Step 1
Create a new layer. Click on the "Create a New Layer" icon in the layer palette. Then, click on the eye next to the original layer to hide the original image. This will preserve your original image so that you can return to it if needed.
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Step 2
Select the skin that you want to change. Make sure the new layer is selected. Select all of the skin that you want to color. You can use any of the selection tools. The Magic Wand tool works well to select most of the skin. Then, you can use the other tools to fine-tune your selection. To use the Magic Wand tool, select it from the toolbar. Click on the color that you want to select. Change the tolerance to determine the color range that is selected.
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Step 3
Desaturate the skin. Select "Image," choose "Adjustment" and then select "Desaturate." This will remove the color from your selection while maintaining the original highlights.
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Step 4
Adjust the hue and saturation. To recolor the skin, select "Image," choose "Adjustments" and then select "Hue/Saturation," or you can create a hue and saturation adjustment layer. Select the "Colorize" check box. Move the sliders to adjust the hue, saturation or lightness to add color into the photo. Hue will determine the new color. Saturation will determine the intensity of the color. The lightness will determine how much white or black is added.
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Step 5
Once you have adjusted the hue and saturation, your image will have color. You may need to use a combination of tools to fine-tune the color depending on the desired effect.
