Using Simgaroop's Hair Colour Actions

[strangetomato]

I'm new to hair retexturing and using colour actions on them, so I need to ask a probably very obvious question about using those actions. I have some of Neena's textures to work from (someone uploaded them on a thread at GoS), and Simgaroop's colour actions, but I have no idea how to apply them. Is there an order I need to work in? I tried applying the black colour action to the Neena blond hair texture (sort of pale yellow) I used to retexture, and the end result was more like dark brown. I figure I'm definitely doing something wrong. Should I be using a different hair texture to start from? Am I missing a step? Please help!

Thank you in advance to anyone who can help this hopeless beginner.

Bonus question: Are there any meshes out there that haven't already been Neena'd that you'd like to recommend for recolour? I'm trying to find a couple of good options for my secret santa and it seems like most hair meshes already have been given the Maxis-match treatment. Any oldies but goodies or otherwise overlooked meshes out there that you love?

Comments

[simsarenotfood.livejournal.com]

Heh, don't worry I had no idea how to work them in the beginning too x)
You should start with the blond texture by Neena which I uploaded here. I duno if it's the same one as your using but that's the base that I use.
For each colour except grey and black you just apply the actions straight to the blond.
For grey you start with the blond and then press ctrl + shift + u (or go to image-adjustments-desaturate)
For black start with the grey texture and then apply the black action.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Ah! Thank you! The textures I have are a little different than those (they have slightly more contrast, I think), and I had a Neena blond and a volatile blond included in the package. Looks like the volatile was the one I should have picked to start with, but I chose the other blond. No worries. It shouldn't be too much trouble to restart what I've already done.

Thank you for the tip on the order of the colour actions. That makes sense, and I was sure there must have been some detail like that I was missing.