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3.3 WORKING WITH COLORS IN GIMP
In GIMP, the colors menu bar is used to alter the image’s colors. This colors menu bar includes:
Color Menu options Description
Color Balance Adjusts the balance of the colors in the image, allowing you to modify shadows, midtones, and highlights.
Color Temperature Changes the warmth or coolness of the colors in the image.
Hue-Chroma Adjusts the hue and chroma (saturation) of the selected colors in the image.
Hue-Saturation Changes the hue and saturation of the entire image or selected colors.
Saturation Increases or decreases the intensity of colors in the image.
Exposure Adjusts the exposure of the image, simulating the effect of changing the exposure setting on a camera.
Shadows-Highlights Enhances the details in the shadows and highlights of the image.
Brightness-Contrast Adjusts the brightness and contrast levels of the image for better visual impact.
Levels Modifies the intensity levels of the image, allowing for fine-tuning of shadows, midtones, and highlights.
Curves Provides a graphical interface to adjust the tonal range and color balance of the image.
Invert Reverses the colors in the image, creating a negative effect.
Linear Invert Inverts the colors linearly, affecting the brightness of the colors.
Let us study few color menu bar options as given below:
Color Balance
Color Balance is a powerful feature in GIMP that allows you to adjust the colors in your image to enhance or correct
its appearance.
Perform the following steps to use the Color Balance:
Step 1: Open an Image in GIMP.
Step 2: Click on Colors Color Balance. This will open the Color Balance dialog box.
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Understand the Color Balance Options
The dialog box will have three main sections:
ÐShadows: Adjusts the color balance of the darker areas of the image.
ÐMidtones: Adjusts the color balance of the mid-range tones.
ÐHighlights: Adjusts the color balance of the lighter areas.
Step 3: Adjust the Color Levels.
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