Adobe 29180155 User Guide - Page 141

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 136 User Guide To remove a color cast using Levels This technique requires color correction experience and some knowledge of the RGB color wheel. 1 Do one of the following in the Editor: • Choose Enhance > Adjust Lighting > Levels. • Choose Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Levels, or open an existing Levels adjustment layer. 2 Choose a color channel to adjust from the Channel pop-up menu: • Red to add red or cyan to the image. • Green to add green or magenta to the image. • Blue to add blue or yellow to the image. 3 Drag the middle input slider left or right to add or subtract color. 4 Click OK when you are satisfied with the overall color. You can use the gray eyedropper in the Levels dialog box to quickly remove a color cast. Double-click the eyedropper and make sure that the RGB values are equal. After you close the Color Picker, click an area in your image that should be a neutral gray. This technique is equivalent to using the Color Cast command. See also "Color wheel" on page 144 "To adjust shadows and brightness using Levels" on page 131 "To remove a color cast automatically" on page 135 Adjusting color saturation and hue Adjusting 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 for special effects, to color a black and white image (like a sepia effect), or to change the color of a portion of an image. A B C 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