May 2004
Beginner
1128 pages
27h 27m
English
book
Inside Photoshop® CS
by Gary David Bouton, Mara Zebest, Gary Kubicek, Dave Huss, Christian Verhoeven
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Chapter 12. Curves and Adjustment Layers
In this chapter, you'll learn
The fundamentals of applying Curves
All about Curves—what it is and does
How to use Curves with Adjustment Layers
How to apply minor corrections using Curves
How to find and remove a dominant color's influence
How to apply corrections in each color channel
How to create contrast in a color channel
How to apply Curves to selected areas
How to create special effects using Curves
It is a cold, hard fact that when you're working with digitized photographs, you will need to apply some amount of color adjustment. Chances are, you'll win the lottery before you bring a photograph into Photoshop and find that the colors are perfect. Color correction ranks as the third inevitability in digital ...