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Tutorials » Graphics » Coloring an Image
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Give darker or blue-shaded images a little more color. If you use screencaps, this can be very helpful. This tutorial is specifically for Paint Shop Pro 7 users. You can try it with higher versions of PSP, but I haven't attempted that feat.
1) Once you've gotten your image ready and made sure all layers have merged with the background, select Histogram Adjustment (Ctrl + Shift + H or Colors » Historic Functions » Histogram Adjustment). Make sure that...
Output max = 255
Output min = 0
Gamma = 1.00
Edit = Luminosity
Once you've checked all these settings, edit the Midtones textbox to read -7. You can either type it in or move the bar down from 0. Click OK.
2) Make sure your image is selected and Sharpen (Effects » Sharpen » Sharpen).
3) Return once again to Histogram Adjustment and replace -7 with a -5. Then click OK.
4) Copy your image (Ctrl + C) and paste a duplicate of it as a new image in the window (Ctrl + V).
5) Click on the new image and select Color Balance (Colors » Adjust » Color Balance). Look down at Tone Balance, and you'll see three selections you can make: shadows, midtones, and highlights. Click on each and type in these numbers into the Color Levels textboxes.
Shadows: 35, -20, 20
Midtones: -31, 67, -97
Highlights: 0,0,0
Make sure the box next to "Preserve luminosity" is checked and then click OK.
6) Click on your original image. Select Layers » New Raster Layer. Make sure the box looks like this:
Note: An opacity of 50 will make your image look more realistic, whereas an opacity of 100 will make it much brighter. The difference can be seen in the image below. If you want your image darker, experiment with numbers below 50. If you want it brighter, use anything above 50.
7) Copy the new image (which you used Color Balance on) on top of the original image by using Ctrl + E. Right click on the image.
8) Click on your image and select Layers » Merge » Merge All (Flatten). Save your image and you're finished.
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