Adobe 29180155 User Guide - Page 102

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 97 User Guide Original image, and image with Hue/Saturation adjustment applied. Only the layers under the adjustment layer are affected. Levels Corrects tonal values in the image. Brightness/Contrast Lightens or darkens the image. Hue/Saturation Adjusts colors in the image. Gradient Map Applies a gradient map, which maps the current pixels to the color in the selected gradient. Photo Filter Makes color adjustments by simulating the effect of a filter in front of a camera lens. Invert Produces a photo-negative effect by creating a negative based on the brightness values of the image. Threshold Renders the image in black and white, with no gray, so that you can locate the lightest and darkest areas. Posterize Gives a flat, poster-like appearance to a photo by reducing the number of brightness values (levels) in the image, thus reducing the number of colors. 4 In the dialog box, specify options and click OK. (Invert has no options.) If you selected Group With Previous Layer in step 3, Photoshop Elements groups the adjustment layer with the layer immediately below it and the effect is confined to the group. 5 To add more layers to the group, press Option and position the pointer over the line dividing the bottommost layer in the group from the layer below it. Click when the pointer changes to two overlapping circles . See also "Merging adjustment layers" on page 98 "About histograms" on page 127 To create fill layers 1 In the Layers palette, select the layer above which the fill layer should be. 2 To confine the effects of the fill layer to a selected area, make a selection.