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USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8
Color and tonal correction
Last updated 7/26/2011
Balance Adjusts the color balance of an image without affecting its contrast.
• Temperature Drag the slider to make the colors warmer (red) or cooler (blue). Use this control to enhance sunsets
or skin tones, or when the color balance set by your camera is off.
• Tint Drag the slider to make the color more green or more magenta. Use this control to fine-tune the colors after
using the Temperature control.
Detail Adjusts the sharpness of your image. Click Auto to use the default amount of sharpening.
• Sharpen Drag the slider to vary the amount of sharpening. Zoom your preview at 100% to get a more accurate view
of the amount of sharpening you are trying to apply.
More Help topics
“About Levels adjustments” on page 110
“The Adjust Levels Guided Edit” on page 46
Fix photos with Touch Up buttons in the Quick Fix Tools panel
The Touch Up buttons in Quick Fix tools panel enable you to apply corrections and adjustments to selected parts of
an image. Except for Red Eye Removal, all Touch Up button adjustments are applied to an adjustment layer. As a
result, they do not discard, or permanently edit any information on the image layer. You can always change adjustment
settings without degrading the original image. The Whiten Teeth, Make Dull Skies Blue, and Black And White - High
Contrast Touch Up buttons apply adjustments found in the Smart Brush tool.
1 In the Quick Fix Tools panel, do any of the following:
• Click the Red Eye Removal button to remove red eye from a photo. This tool removes red eye in flash photos
of people, and green or white eye in pets. Drag the tool in the image around an eye you want to fix, or click the Auto
button in the options bar.
• Click the Whiten Teeth button to apply a Pearly Whites adjustment. Drag in the image area with the teeth that
you want to brighten.
• Click the Make Dull Skies Blue button to apply a Blue Skies adjustment. Drag in the image where you want to
add blueness to the sky.
• Click the Black And White - High Contrast button to apply a High Contrast Red Filter adjustment. Drag in the
image area that you want to convert to a high-contrast monochrome image. This adjustment simulates the image
effects that photographers produce by placing a red filter over the camera lens and using monochrome film.
2 (Optional) If you carried out Pearly Whites, Blue Skies, or a High Contrast Red Filter adjustment, you can do any
of the following:
• Add the adjustment to more parts of the photo, by clicking the Add To Selection button , and dragging in the
image.
• Remove the adjustment from parts of the photo, by clicking the Subtract From Selection button , and dragging
in the image.
More Help topics
“Adjust color and tonality using the Smart Brush tools” on page 108
“About adjustment and fill layers” on page 62
“Precisely remove red eye” on page 140
