Color Correction and Restoration - Beginning Photo Retouching and Restoration Using GIMP - page 101

Figure 4-38. This minor adjustment on the Blue channel warms the image slightly

9. Now, open the Hue/Saturation dialog box (Image Menu ➤ Colors ➤ Curves).

Adjust the Hue setting to -10 and boost the saturation by 10. This will further
improve the overall color balance and saturation (Figure 4-39 ).

Figure 4-39. Making further improvements with Hue/Saturation

10. We'll now replace some of the density that was lost over time. Duplicate the Color

Restore layer and rename it Density Restore. Set the blend mode to Multiply and
lower the opacity to about 30% (Figure 4-40 ). Merge the Density Restore layer
down to the Color Restore layer.