Adjusting Color, Saturation, And Hue - Adobe 29180155 - Photoshop Elements 4.0 Tutorial

Adjusting color, saturation, and hue

Adjust saturation and hue
Adjust the color of skin tone
Adjust saturation in isolated areas
Change the color of an object
Precisely convert to black and white
Automatically convert to black and white
Add custom presets for black and white conversion
Add color to a grayscale image
Adjust saturation and hue
The Hue/Saturation command adjusts the hue (color), saturation (purity), and lightness of the entire image or of individual color components in an
image.
Use the Hue slider to add special effects, to color a black and white image (like a sepia effect), or to change the range of colors in a portion of an
image.
Changing colors in an image using the Hue/Saturation command
A. Original B. Entire image changed to sepia using the Colorize option C. Magenta colors targeted in the Edit menu and changed using the Hue
slider
Use the Saturation slider to make colors more vivid or more muted. For example, you could add a color punch to a landscape by saturating the
colors in it. Or, tone down a distracting color, like a vivid red sweater in a portrait.
Before and after adjusting color saturation
Use the Lightness slider with the other adjustments to lighten or darken a portion of an image. Take care not to use it on an entire image—this
adjustment reduces the overall tonal range.
Change color saturation or hue
1. Do one of the following:
Choose Enhance > Adjust Color > Adjust Hue/Saturation.
Choose Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue/Saturation, or open an existing Hue/Saturation adjustment layer.
The two color bars in the dialog box represent the colors in their order on the color wheel. The upper bar shows the color
before the adjustment; the lower bar shows how the adjustment affects all hues at full saturation.
2. In the Edit drop-down menu, choose which colors to adjust:
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