PhotoPlus X2 User Guide - Serif

110 Image Adjustments and Effects
Blur Tool - for reducing contrast under the brush, softening edges
without smearing colours
Sharpen Tool - for increasing contrast under the brush, enhancing
apparent sharpness
Dodge Tool - for lightening an area
Burn Tool - for darkening an area
Sponge Tool - for increasing or decreasing the colour saturation under
the brush
Replace Colour Tool - for swapping one colour for another
On the Repair Tool flyout:
Blemish Remover - for painting out skin blemishes
Scratch Remover - for filling in small gaps or dropouts in an image
Patch Tool - for painting out selected areas
Overview: Adjusting image colours
PhotoPlus provides a number of different adjustment filters that you can apply to a
selection or to an active standard layer. Typically, these adjustments are used to
correct deficiencies in the original image. You can apply them either directly, via
the Image>Adjust menu, or as an adjustment layer (see p. 139).
Each of the adjustment options works in a similar way. Alter the values by
dragging on a slider, moving it to the left to decrease the value, or the right to
increase the value, or enter a value in the field at the right of the slider.
TIP: Instead of dragging the slider with the mouse, you can click on it and
then jog it with the left or right cursor arrow keys.