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Master the Hue/
Saturation control
Get to grips with one of the best Photoshop
tools for boosting and altering colours
Raw
saturation tools
In the paint image here, I’ve used the
Hue control to completely change
the colour of the vibrating paint. But
more often than not, the command
is used to boost existing colours by
increasing Saturation, which results
in greater colour intensity. However,
this is by no means the only colour-
boosting tool on offer.
The Camera Raw/Lightroom
dialog offers a similar Saturation
slider. Then there’s Vibrance, which
targets the less-saturated colours
in the image – useful when some
colours lack punch. You’ll also find
the Targeted Adjustment Tool in
the Camera Raw/Lightroom toolbar,
which allows you to selectively alter
saturation in eight colour ranges.James
Paterson
With over a decade as a
writer and photographer
behind him, James knows
exactly which Photoshop
and Lightroom tools and
techniques matter most.t first glance, the colours in an image can
sometimes look disappointingly flat – and
nothing like how you remember them when
the shot was taken. If you want to give
those dull colours a quick boost, one of the
easiest edits to make is a simple increase in saturation.
This is where Photoshop’s Hue/Saturation command
comes in. You can use the command to increase
saturation, either across the entire image or by
targeting specific colour ranges. In my paint image,
for example, I can enhance the greens in the paint
to give the image a much-needed boost.
The Hue/Saturation command is one of the most
useful colour tools on offer in Photoshop. On the face
of it, the command looks very simple – but look closer
and you’ll find plenty of hidden depths. As well as
boosting existing colours, the command also lets you
change them completely by altering the Hue setting.
This is often best carried out on individual colours,
which is easily achieved with the handy on-image tool
found within the command. If you like, you can go on
to adapt colour ranges, add a full colour wash, or
make the edit work selectively over your image...A
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