Mastering Curves

Creating A Simple Curve Adjustment

Create a new curve adjustment layer. Now, you need to add a ’point’ before you can use the tool, so left click on the line once to create a point like this:

Refer to the top image for what the regions are – my point is in the shadows. This point can now be dragged up or down, moving it up will make the selected tone brighter, moving it down will make the selected tone darker. Here’s an example of a curve you might use, with several points on it:

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