Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 10-9. To color something that doesn't have any color info in it, like a white shirt or a gray-
scale image, in the Adjustments panel, turn on the Colorize checkbox. (If you don't use an Adjust-
ment layer, you get the same checkbox in the Hue/Saturation dialog box.) If you don't turn on this
checkbox, you can adjust the hue, saturation, and lightness of white all day long, but all it'll do is
go from white to gray to black because there's no color info there for Elements to work with. Also,
if something is pure white (meaning it contains no color data at all), you may need to darken it by
moving the Lightness slider to the left before any color shows up.
Here's how to work with the Colorize checkbox:
1.
Make sure your photo is in RGB mode
.
Go to Image→Mode→RGB Color.
2.
Add a new layer for colorizing the photo
.
You don't
have
to perform this step, but it gives you more flexibility for making
changes later. Go to Layer→New Adjustment Layer→Hue/Saturation, and then click
OK.
