playing with Photoshop teaches you how to use the curve function skillfully. in Photoshop, many commands are simplified from advanced commands in order to take care of junior-level users. So what are some of the commands in Photoshop that you can replace with a curved tool?
Curves can replace most palette commands
Here are some more in-depth discussions of the most palette commands under the curves and adjustments menu.
Test method: Center image segmentation, the left side will use a different color palette command to produce effects, the right side of the curve after the adjustment effect.
1. Brightness contrast (image/adjust/brightness contrast command)
Brightness contrast is the first choice for many Photoshop primary users to adjust image brightness levels. Using curves makes it easy to achieve the effect of the brightness contrast command.
The corresponding curve state when brightness is 150.
The corresponding curve state when "contrast" is 100.
2. Color levels (image/adjustment/color order)
Color order is very important in Photoshop palette commands, it on the image control mode, and the curve is relatively close, can also be replaced by the curve.
The black and white fields of the color order correspond to the two endpoints of the curve, and the effect of the gray control slider in the color order can be realized by local adjustment of the curve.
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