Change a t-shirt color in X4 photo paint

Hi, I just came across this community :) I am color blind and need help. I need to make t-shirt templates of ever color t-shirt I carry, as I am a screen printer. I have taken a picture of one blank t shirt (royal blue) laid out flat, I removed the background in photo paint for X4. I now have the t-shirt file I want and now I need to change the color of this shirt to make 12 different color t-shirt files. I CANNOT do this without someone walking me through the steps, as I don't know how to do this process. And I MUST be able to select the color I need for each shirt by entering the RGB color numbers, as I am color blind and cannot just alter colors using a color slider bar of any kind. I need to know a process where I can enter the colors through RGB numbers without sliding any bars to adjust colors. I have all of the RGB numbers I need for every t-shirt.  Thank you for the time.

  • joe05 said:
    I need to know a process where I can enter the colors through RGB numbers without sliding any bars to adjust colors.

    Enter the numbers in the color docker: see this video I made for you.

    • This looks like a great way to do what I want, but I spent HOURS last night and today and I can't even figure out what you're doing to open a layer and everything between. I can't do it because I am lost. You obviously have mastered all the ways to open things (ctrl this and that) and I just don't know how you are doing, I can't even figure out how to make a file or layer show through the other. I needed to be walked though. I have never worked with a layer. I wish I could do this, I know I would be able to but the steps are not clear for someone who doesn't have years on this program. It's a great video though.
      • I cannot even get the first step. How did you make the first mask? I can use the magic wand but when I do there is no "glowing" selected line around anything like your video shows.
        • " I can't even figure out how to make a file or layer show through the other."

          There is a small icon with an eyeball in the layers (objects) window, click it for on or off.

          "I can use the magic wand but when I do there is no "glowing" selected line around anything like your video shows."

          I think you are referring to the Marching Ants...To Duplicate a layer see lower illustration

          When you have your mask on a second layer fill the mask with your paint bucket tool as Jeff Showed. Change the layer to any of the different types for the desired effect.

          • Thank you for editing the steps into the video and whoever added these steps above they also were a huge help! I am now at the point that I can do all the steps. The problem is my final version always ends up looking more like a cartoon drawing of a shirt and not a real shirt. Ive been fooling around with it all day, starting over with different tone and brightness etc. but my final image always comes out very unclean and more like a drawing than a photo of a shirt. Since I am color blind I need to be able to enter the RGB numbers as this video shows, because I select the colors with the eye dropper from my stock photos, and then I enter them into my mock up shirt. I wish just I could figure out how to get these shirts looking photo clean, as my default t shirt looks before the doing this process, mine final always ends up sloppy/muddy. I can't figure out what i can do to make them clean looking. I'm working on it through.
            • Hello joe; First off Jeff & Mike are NOT beginners. All graphics programs require A LOT of practice. Just keep playing with the job trying different things following what you have seen above, it won't take as long as you would think to get things the way you want. Just like ALL of us that use Corel to make a living you just have to pay your dues. Good Luck and Have Fun learning.

              George
              • The problem might be that you haven't changed the layer blend mode to anything other than normal. Try Multiply, Soft Light or others to get your desired effect.