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Color correcting tutorial

Discussion in 'General Open/Public Discussion' started by Brokentusk, 28 Jul 2005.


  1. Brokentusk

    Brokentusk DragonWolf

    Brokentusk, 28 Jul 2005
    #1
  2. Arglaar

    Arglaar

    not sure if it's my IE or what Tusk, but the layout on that page is all borked.
     
    Arglaar, 28 Jul 2005
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  3. Sentrosi

    Sentrosi Protocol Officer Officer

    Officer
    Same for me.
     
    Sentrosi, 28 Jul 2005
    #3
  4. qor72

    qor72

    Looked ok on Firefox. Just didn't "flow" as easily. Not sure what the change was between the second to last and the last change.

    -qor72
     
    qor72, 28 Jul 2005
    #4
  5. Ingwë

    Ingwë DragonWolf<BR>The Goose!

    The basic rule for color correction is to place both the white and the black arrows at the start of a large "mountain" and then you just fool around with the middle arrow until you get the result you want, which is basically what the person did here.
     
    Ingwë, 28 Jul 2005
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  6. Brokentusk

    Brokentusk DragonWolf

    Borked was the understatement of the year.

    It's fixed now.

    You can't really just pop the highlight and shadow markers right up to the spectrum curves. You'll just wash out the details. You leave yourself a bit on the highlight end so that the shadow detail stays. You are really not changing anything except for the colorspace that the image is occupying. Moving it out of contrast levels that the human eye can't see well, into ones it can.

    (I taught color theory for about 15 years when I was in printing.)

    That is why so many visual puzzles rely on contrasts of grey to fool the eye.
     
    Brokentusk, 29 Jul 2005
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  7. Brokentusk

    Brokentusk DragonWolf

    There are just 3 stages. On the last line I just put the first and last side by side. One of the biggest differences in this one was the guy in the lower left. His costume gained all those 'vein' lines. Stage 2 brought them out, 3 defined them.
     
    Brokentusk, 29 Jul 2005
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  8. qor72

    qor72

    Guess it may help to use that software in that way. *shrugs*

    I claim "perfect n00b" for this tutorial! ;)

    -qor72
     
    qor72, 29 Jul 2005
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  9. Brokentusk

    Brokentusk DragonWolf

    Don't worry. I downloaded GIMP. So there will be an addition for a freebie editor.
     
    Brokentusk, 29 Jul 2005
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  10. Brokentusk

    Brokentusk DragonWolf

    Brokentusk, 30 Jul 2005
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