Lesson C: Curves
Possibly the most powerful adjustment, Curves is used primarily when we have tonal issues, and it can correct color issues as well.
- Open the file called “C Curves.psd” from the “02 A Few Adjustments” folder. Hopefully, you will agree that it looks terrible.
- Click the Curves adjustment icon in the Adjustments panel to create an adjustment layer.
Tone and Color
Curves can lighten or darken all color channels at once or individually. If we darken only the red channel, for example, less red light is allowed to our eyes and the image looks darker and more cyan. If we darken the red, green, and blue channels together, the image ...
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