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Technique 33.

Here’s a quick rundown for applying the Hue/Saturation command as an adjustment layer:

Open the grayscale photograph you want to use.





Choose Image>Mode>RGB.

This command sets the photograph up for accepting color.





Select the layer containing the grayscale photograph.





Click the Create New Fill or Adjustment Layer button at the bottom of the Layers palette and choose Hue/Saturation from the menu.

The Hue/Saturation dialog box, shown in Figure 35-2, opens.




Figure 35-2: The Hue/Saturation dialog box is used to colorize the black and white photograph.







Put a check in the Colorize check box.





Adjust the Hue and Saturation sliders to the color you want to use.

Some settings you can use are (with the Saturation set to 25): Hue at 25 for sepia, Hue at 130 for cyan, Hue at 225 for blue, and Hue at 300 for magenta. Of course, these settings are approximate and may need to be slightly different for your photograph.





Click OK to close the Hue/Saturation dialog box and apply the tinting to the photograph.







Tip

Another way to tint a photograph is to apply a gradient map as an adjustment layer and then try different blending mode and opacity settings using the Layers palette. To find out how to apply a gradient map, turn to Technique 27.