reduce a red reflection on a gold rim

[Bec]

Hi D,  on this image of this bike, there is a red reflection (or i think its a reflection) on the gold rim of the back wheel. How do i reduce the red and make it gold like it should be?  Not all of the rim is lit but that one section is.  Thanks! 

[Kim Howells]

Try a new layer, change the mode to colour, select the colour you want it to be (by holding the sky key down and clicking on the gold part of the rim), and paint on the red.

[Bec]

Dumb question but "sky key" what is it or where is it?

 

[Samantha LaRue]

Just now, Bec said:

Dumb question but "sky key" what is it or where is it?

 

It's a typo lol

[Bec]

oh thank god!  i thought I had totally missed something!  lol

 

[Christina Keddie]

47 minutes ago, Bec said:

oh thank god!  i thought I had totally missed something!  lol

 

You mean you DON'T know where the sky key is??  You've been editing ALL WRONG.  

(I think Kim meant the alt key?)

[Bec]

[Bec]

Thanks!!! That helped heaps!  I have noted that down

[Damien Symonds]

I don't mean to be Captain Obvious, but have you tried simply a Hue/Saturation layer, choosing Reds?

I just had a quick play, and +20/-15/+5 seems pretty effective.  And shouldn't require painful masking.

[Bec]

Yes I did try that Damien, and I couldn't get it to look similar to surrounds.  it had a green tinge which i tried to correct but was unsuccessful.  The method using the new layer and changing to colour above worked better, looked more real.  Here is the finish result. How does it look to you?

[Damien Symonds]

Looks good.