Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2 User Manual page 75

Using the Color Cast command
The Color Cast command changes the overall
mixture of colors to remove color casts in your
image.
To use the Color Cast command:
Do one of the following:
1
• To make adjustments to your entire image,
choose Select > Deselect to make sure nothing is
selected. If your image has multiple layers, select
a layer to adjust in the Layers palette.
To make adjustments to a portion of your
•
image, make a selection in the document
window. (See "Selecting pixels" on page 114.)
Choose Enhance > Adjust Color > Color Cast.
2
3 In your image, click an area that should be
neutral gray, white, or black. The image changes
based on the color you selected.
To start over, and undo the changes made to the
image, click the Reset button.
Click OK.
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Adjusting color using the Levels
dialog box
The Levels dialog box lets you correct the color
balance and tonal range of an image by adjusting
intensity levels of the image's shadows, midtones,
and highlights. The Levels histogram serves as a
visual guide for adjusting the image's key tones.
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To use Levels to fine-tune the color balance of your
image:
In the Levels dialog box, choose a single color
channel from the Channel pop-up menu, and
use the sliders or text boxes to adjust the intensity
levels. (See "Using the Levels dialog box" on
page 62.)
Using the Hue/Saturation command
The Hue/Saturation command lets you adjust the
hue (color), saturation, and lightness of the entire
image or of individual color components in an
image. Adjusting the hue represents a move
around the color wheel. Adjusting the saturation,
or purity of the color, represents a move across the
radius of the color wheel.
You can also use the Colorize option to add color
to a grayscale image converted to RGB, or to an
RGB image—for example, to make it look like a
duotone by reducing its color values to one hue.
To use the Hue/Saturation command:
Do one of the following:
1
To make adjustments to your entire image,
•
choose Select > Deselect to make sure nothing is
selected. If your image has multiple layers, select
a layer to adjust in the Layers palette.
To make adjustments to a portion of your
•
image, make a selection in the document
window. (See "Selecting pixels" on page 114.)
Do one of the following:
2
Choose Enhance > Adjust Color >
•
Hue/Saturation.
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