: How to change the color of an uneven surface to white in Photoshop? I want to change the color of the surface of a sofa like this to white without losing the uneven surface and wrinkles.

@Pierce403

Another option is to drop the saturation to 0 using Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation....

Next fiddle with the levels until you're satisfied ( Image > Adjustments > Levels... ). Some elaboration from Joonas' comment: First move the gray arrow as far to the left as you can without washing out all the blacks (It will do most of the work). Then move the white arrow to the left as far as you can without burning it.



This might cause the shadows to be a bit more washed out than you prefer, but you could use the Burn Tool to manually add back in some contrast.

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@Vandalay110

You might want to try a Gradient Map:


Be sure to have the layer selected where your sofa is on;
Open your Layers palette (F7 or Window > Layers);
Click the white/black disc icon on the palette's bottom to open the 'Create new fill or adjustment layer` menu;
Choose Gradient Map;
Edit the gradient that appears in a nearby panel to a white to black one;
Fiddle with the location of the stops (or add some) to achieve the desired result.

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