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Custom White Balance

Author: FotoFects Author's URL: http://www.fotofects.com More by this author
Added:Mar 29, 2005 Rating:   Level: All levels Software: Photoshop  

Simulate the custom white balance feature found in digital cameras.

image 1 1. Open the image for editing.
image 2 2. Duplicate the current layer (Ctrl+J).
image 3 3. Use the "Marquee" tool (M) to make a selection of the area with the shifted colour.
image 4 4. Apply an "Average" filter (Filter> Blur> Average).
image 5 5. Invert the current selection (Ctrl+I).
image 6 6. Use the "Magic Wand" tool (W) to select the colour inside the selection. Deselect (Ctrl+D) and fill the layer with the colour you've selected (Ctrl+Backspace).
Custom White Balance 7. Set the current layer's blending mode to "Soft Light". Rollover the image in this step to see the original image before this technique was applied.