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Lesson 6 Sections: 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-6 6-7 6-8 6-JFF 6-IDEA
Lesson 6 Sections: 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-6 6-7 6-8 6-JFF 6-IDEA
A06-04: Color grading an image
Objectives:
- Learn what the term 'color grading' means, and how to color grade an image in Photoshop.
- Color grade an image.
Learn:
"Color grading is the process of altering and enhancing the color of a motion picture, video image, or still image electronically, photo-chemically or digitally. Color grading encompasses both color correction and the generation of artistic color effects. Whether for theatrical film, video distribution, or print, color grading is generally now performed digitally in a color suite." (Source) "Cinematic Color Grading (Movie Looke Effect) - Photoshop Tutorial" is a wonderful tutorial on color grading an image in Photoshop from the Photoshop Training Channel (YouTube). By the way, Photoshop can also do this with video. Please watch it. You'll learn a lot! |
Apply: Exercise A06-04: Color grade an image.
Challenge - Color grade this image (Photo by Hudson Marques from Pexels). This exercise is a self-check on your learning, and does not need to be submitted. |