Change tintColor of unselected UITabBarController item title and background image

Question

How can I change the tintColor of an unselected UITabBarItem title and background image iOS 8?

The default color for an unselected state is a light gray color, but

Answer 1

You can also set it up directly in Storyboard... Check my answer here: How to set UITabBarItem's unselected tint, ***including system items*** (iOS7)

If you're using Storyboard you can also set both Image for Bar Item and Selected Image for Selected Bar Item to get unaltered image in tabBar.

Alternatively in Assets catalog, you can select Render As: Original Image in the attributes of your image (View > Utilities > Show Attributes Inspector or shortcut ⌥⌘4 (Option + Command + 4))