User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
lightness levels of pixels.
1. Select a paint object. You can select an area in the image to adjust only the selection.
2. Choose Image | Adjust | Hue/Saturation.
3. Select the Colorize option.
4. Enter a value from -180° to 180° in the Hue text box. Positive values shift counter-clockwise
around the color wheel, negative values shift clockwise around the color wheel. For example,
Hue 120 creates a green-toned image.
5. Enter a value in the Saturation text box or drag the slider.
6. After entering the settings you want, click OK.
Color Equalization
You can graphically adjust the saturation of different color ranges with the Color Equalization
command. You can add or remove gray from various color ranges in images in RGB Color mode, CMYK
Color mode, and LAB Color mode.
To use the Color Equalization command:
1. Select a paint object to adjust. You can select an area in the image to adjust only the selected
area.
2. Choose Image | Adjust | Color Equalization.
3. Drag the handles in the window to change the saturation of color ranges. To increase
saturation, drag upward. To decrease saturation, drag downward.
4. Click Saturate to increase the saturation of all colors. To decrease the saturation of all colors,
click Desaturate. Click Normalize to return all colors to their original saturation.
5. Click OK to apply the settings.
Blur filters
Blur filters soften images by decreasing contrast between neighboring pixels. These commands work
with all image modes except Indexed and Black & White.
Apply the Blur filters by choosing Image | Filter | Blur or by using the Filters menu in the Properties
bar.
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