This tool allows you to adjust the tonal range of an image by providing sliders for saturation and value. It also lets you
compare the original image with a preview image showing the modifications as you change the slider values.
Example Workflow
- Import the image (File > Import > Canvas Image) or pick the layer to be adjusted in the .
- Choose Paint Edit > Color Correction > Saturation & Value. The active layer is loaded into the window.
Decide what tonal value to change. In this example, we’ll increase the saturation of all the colors in the image to make the
sketch more dramatic, and then decrease the saturation for only the midtones.
- Make sure the is set to .
- Increase the saturation for all color tones by increasing the until the bottom image looks correct.
- Press the button.
The changes are applied to the layer and the window closes.
- Choose Paint Edit > Color Correction > Saturation & Value again to reopen the window.
- Zoom in and pan into the area of the image that has midtone colors (using the buttons at the top of the window).
- Decrease the saturation for only the midtone colors by changing the to , and decreasing the until the bottom image looks correct. (You may also lighten the midtones by decreasing the .)
- Zoom back out to see the overall effect of the change in the bottom image.
- Press the button at the bottom of the window.
The changes are applied to the layer and the window closes.