Adobe Photoshop CS6 Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks by Lynette Kent

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A The Graduated Filter
overlay appears with
two adjustment pins
on the image.
6 Click and drag the
Exposure slider to the
left to darken the sky.
7 Click and drag the other
sliders on the
Graduated Filter panel
to increase the intensity
of the sky.
8 Click the Color box.
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The Color Picker
appears.
9 Click a color to apply to the sky.
0 Click OK.
The sky in the photo changes.
! Shift+click the Open Image
button.
The button changes to Open
Object and the image opens as
a Smart Object in Photoshop.
Note: You can optionally click Save
Image to convert and save the
image with the Graduated Filter
adjustment, or click Done to apply
the changes and close the dialog
box without opening the image in
Photoshop.
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More Options!
Once you have applied the
Graduated Filter settings, you can
continue to adjust the image in
Camera Raw. Click the Zoom tool
( ) to return to the Basic panel.
The adjustments you applied with
the Graduated Filter remain on
the image.
Try This!
You can apply multiple Graduated
Filter adjustments to an image by
applying one and then selecting
New ( changes to ) to start
another one. You can always go
back and edit any adjustment.
Make sure that Show Overlay is
selected and click the Graduated
Filter pin on the image.
Important!
With Camera Raw, you control the
colors in the image by what you
see on the screen, so it is essential
to work with a properly calibrated
and profiled monitor as discussed
in task #14.
Chapter 6: Process Photos in Camera Raw 151