Adobe 65045315 - Photoshop Elements Use Manual page 121

USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10
Color and tonal correction
Adjusts the color balance of an image without affecting its contrast.
Balance
•
Drag the slider to make the colors warmer (red) or cooler (blue). Use this control to enhance sunsets
Temperature
or skin tones, or when the color balance set by your camera is off.
•
Drag the slider to make the color more green or more magenta. Use this control to fine-tune the colors after
Tint
using the Temperature control.
Adjusts the sharpness of your image. Click Auto to use the default amount of sharpening.
Sharpness
•
Drag the slider to vary the amount of sharpening. Zoom your preview at 100% to get a more accurate view
Sharpen
of the amount of sharpening you are trying to apply.
Fix photos with Touch Up buttons in the Quick Fix Tools panel
The Touch Up buttons in Quick Fix tools panel enable you to apply corrections and adjustments to selected parts of
an image. Except for Red Eye Removal, all Touch Up button adjustments are applied to an adjustment layer. As a
result, they do not discard, or permanently edit any information on the image layer. You can always change adjustment
settings without degrading the original image. The Whiten Teeth, Make Dull Skies Blue, and Black and White-High
Contrast Touch Up buttons apply adjustments found in the Smart Brush tool. See
Smart Brush tools" on page 121 and
1 In the Quick Fix Tools panel, do any of the following:
• Click the Red Eye Removal button
of people, and green or white eye in pets. Drag the tool in the image around an eye you want to fix, or click the Auto
button in the options bar. See
• Click the Whiten Teeth button
you want to brighten.
• Click the Make Dull Skies Blue button
add blueness to the sky.
For a video about making dull skies blue, see www.adobe.com/go/lrvid909_pse_en.
• Click the Black And White-High Contrast button
image area that you want to convert to a high-contrast monochrome image. This adjustment simulates the image
effects that photographers produce by placing a red filter over the camera lens and using monochrome film.
(Optional) If you carried out Pearly Whites, Blue Skies, or a High Contrast Red Filter adjustment, you can do any
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of the following:
• Add the adjustment to more parts of the photo, by clicking the Add To Selection button
image.
• Remove the adjustment from parts of the photo, by clicking the Subtract From Selection button
in the image.
Quick Fix and Edit workspace options
These tools work the same way in Quick Fix and the Edit workspace.
Sets the magnification of the preview image. Controls and options work like the Zoom tool in the
Zoom tool
toolbox. (See "Zoom in or out" on page 43.)
Moves the image around in the preview window if the entire image is not visible. Press the spacebar to
Hand tool
access the Hand tool when another tool is selected. (See
"About adjustment and fill
to remove red eye from a photo. This tool removes red eye in flash photos
"Precisely remove red eye" on page 155.
to apply a Pearly Whites adjustment. Drag in the image area with the teeth that
to apply a Blue Skies adjustment. Drag in the image where you want to
to apply a High Contrast Red Filter adjustment. Drag in the
"Viewing images in Full Edit or Quick
Last updated 1/2/2012
"Adjust color and tonality using the
layers" on page 76.
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, and dragging in the
, and dragging
Fix" on page 43.)