Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Brightening an image
One of the most common edits you're likely to make is to brighten an image taken
with a digital camera or phone. You'll brighten this image by changing its bright-
ness and contrast values.
1.
In the Layers panel, on the right side of the workspace, make sure the
Rose layer is selected.
2.
In the Adjustments panel, which is above the Layers panel in the panel
dock, click the Brightness/Contrast icon to add a Brightness/Contrast ad-
justment layer. The Properties panel opens, displaying the Brightness/
Contrast settings.
3.
In the Properties panel, move the Brightness slider to
98
and the Contrast
slider to
18
.
The image of the rose brightens.
In these lessons, we'll often instruct you to enter specific numbers in panels and
dialog boxes to achieve particular effects. When you're working on your own pro-
