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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2.0
User Guide
If you modify the adjustment slider so that it falls
into a different color range, the name changes to
reflect this. For example, if you choose Yellow and
alter its range so that it falls in the red part of the
color bar, the name changes to Red 2. You can
convert up to six of the individual color ranges to
varieties of the same color range (for example, Red
through Red 6).
Note:
By default, the range of color selected when
you choose a color component is 30° wide, with 30°
of fall-off on either side. Setting the fall-off too low
can produce banding in the image.
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To edit the range by choosing colors from the
image, select the eyedropper tool
in the dialog
box, and click in the image. Use the eyed
tool to add to the range; use the eyedropper – tool
to subtract from the range.
While the eyedropper tool is selected, you can also
press Shift to add to the range or Alt (Windows) or
Option (Mac OS) to subtract from it.
To colorize a grayscale image or create a duotone
effect:
1
If you are colorizing a grayscale image, choose
Image > Mode > RGB to convert the image
to RGB.
2
Open the Hue/Saturation dialog box.
3
Select Colorize. If the foreground color isn’t
black or white, Photoshop Elements converts the
image to the hue of the current foreground color.
The lightness value of each pixel does not change.
4
Use the Hue slider to select a new color if
desired. Use the Saturation and Lightness sliders to
adjust the saturation and lightness of the pixels.
5
Click OK.
Using the Remove Color command
The Remove Color command converts the colors
in the image to gray values. For example, it assigns
equal red, green, and blue values to each pixel in an
RGB image to make the image appear grayscale.
The lightness value of each pixel does not change.
The Remove Color command can also be used on
a selected area.
This command has the same effect as setting
Saturation to –100 in the Hue/Saturation
dialog box.
To use the Remove Color command:
1
Do one of the following:
•
To make adjustments to your entire image,
choose Select > Deselect to make sure nothing is
selected. If your image has multiple layers, select
a layer to adjust in the Layers palette.
•
To make adjustments to a portion of your
image, make a selection in the document
window. (See “Selecting pixels” on page 114.)
2
Choose Enhance > Adjust Color > Remove
Color.
Using the Replace Color command
The Replace Color command lets you create a
mask around specific colors and then replace
those colors in the image. You can set the hue,
saturation, and lightness of the area identified by
the mask. The mask is temporary.
