I'll admit I'm not particularly interested in fashion, but there are people out there who live and breathe every detail. One of those details is color: a dress can go viral for its shades… or spend the rest of its days in a closet. When shopping, the public demands smarter tools and considers dynamic color change a basic feature. With that in mind, we came across the Recolor feature of the PixelCut portal. If you want to change the color of clothing in a photograph, this will help you.

How to Change the Color of Clothing in a Photograph
Changing the color of clothing

The main image editors have a 'bucket' or 'paint bucket' tool that allows you to color specific sections of an image and its objects. Depending on the developer, this bucket can be very smart or dumb as a rock, and users often end up frustrated.

For example, if we try to change the color of a dress or another garment, the bucket most likely won't detect its boundaries and details correctly, delivering a disappointing result.

Fortunately, there are alternatives on the Web that, besides offering a friendlier profile for casual users, also eliminate the need to download additional software.

One of those alternatives is Recolor, a feature available on the PixelCut portal. While Recolor works with all kinds of images, it is especially effective when it comes to changing the color of clothing.

Recolor: How to Change the Color of Clothing in Any Image

All we need to do to get started is upload an image manually, share a URL link, or use one of the examples the site offers. Within seconds, Recolor will present a palette with recommended colors and the detected 'objects' (the model's dress, her hair, sleeves, etc.).

How to Change the Color of Clothing in a Photograph
The interface is simple but adequate.

The settings icon lets us obtain even more realistic results. On certain occasions, mid-tones and saturation adopt overly aggressive levels; however, a minimal change in their sliders will make a big difference.

How to Change the Color of Clothing in a Photograph
Sometimes you have to adjust a bit...

Obviously, Recolor is not perfect. There's no doubt it does a decent job detecting objects in an image, but there will always be some edge errors, whether artifacts or the classic 'jagged effect'.

How to Change the Color of Clothing in a Photograph
First example, pretty good. Original on the left.
How to Change the Color of Clothing in a Photograph
Minimal edge detection errors, but the black base didn't cause too many problems
How to Change the Color of Clothing in a Photograph
Even with more complex patterns, Recolor gave good results. Original on the left.
How to Change the Color of Clothing in a Photograph
…RGB. (runs away)

At the same time, downloading high-resolution images requires creating an account or logging in with secondary credentials (Apple and Google).

In summary, I think Recolor is good enough to solve fashion and style doubts, but if your tolerance for errors is low, the ideal is to look for a more professional solution.

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