Corel Painter Help | Drawing freehand curves to adjust colors

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Quick links to procedures on this page:

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To adjust colors by using the Freehand method

Drawing freehand curves to adjust colors

You can use the Freehand method to adjust colors. This method lets you draw a curve to produce dramatic results. It’s particularly useful for creating posterized or solarized effects.

freehand color correction

Freehand method of color correction

To adjust colors by using the Freehand method

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Choose Effects

Tonal Control

Correct Colors.

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In the Color Correction dialog box, choose Freehand from the Method list box.

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Click one of the following Channel buttons:

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Red — allows you to adjust only the red curve

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Green — allows you to adjust only the green curve

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Blue — allows you to adjust only the blue curve

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Master — allows you to adjust all color curves at once

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Drag the pointer over the graph to draw a new curve. Drawing a curve below the middle line increases shadows and drawing a curve above the middle line increases highlights.

You can clear all corrections so that you can start again by clicking Reset.

You can compare the adjusted image with the original image by enabling and disabling the Preview check box.

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