Selective coloring is an editing technique that allows you to adjust individual tones. It’s an essential tool for subtle color corrections, as it affects only one tone at a time. Selective color adjustments are also used to create dramatic stylistic changes and unique artistic pictures. They can affect parameters of individual colors (hue, saturation, luminance); shadows, highlights, and midtones; or cool and warm tones.
Using selective color tools, you can adjust only those parts of your image that need to be fixed. For example, a harsh midday sky can be fixed by adjusting the blue tone, and an autumn forest can be enhanced by adjusting the orange tone. You can use HSL filters to make colors more vivid or more neutral. Selective color adjustments can produce realistic results and are often used in landscape photography.
Selective coloring is used to create color highlights in black and white pictures. It’s a catchy effect that brings a strong focal point to an image. Selective color adjustments save you from making complicated selections and working with layers and masks.
Selective color filters allow you to modify only a specific range of colors, like warm or cool colors. These adjustments will completely change the mood of your images. For example, you can adjust warm colors to enhance a sunset or cool colors to add an icy feel to a winter landscape.
Mac Model
Early 2010 or newer
MacOS
10.11 or higher
RAM
8 GB or more
Disk space
10 GB free space
Graphics
Open GL 3.3 or later compatible
Processor
Intel Core i5 or better
OS
Windows 7 or higher (only x64-bit OS)
RAM
8 GB or more
Disk space
10 GB free space
