Practical Photoshop

AHEAD OF THE CURVE

Curves has long been one of the best tonal tools in Photoshop and Lightroom. Whether you want to boost contrast, tweak brightness, experiment with creative color shifts, or make any number of other adjustments, Curves is the tool for the job.

It isn’t the easiest of tools to master, but avoiding Curves would be a mistake: with a little practice, it becomes the most intuitive

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