5.4. Colorize

The Colorize tool renders the active layer or selection into a greyscale image seen through a colored glass. You can use it to give a Sepia effect to your image. See Color model for Hue, Saturation, Luminosity.

5.4.1. Activating tool

You can get to the Colorize tool in two ways:

  • In the image-menu through: ToolsColor ToolsColorize… or ColorsColorize…,

  • or by clicking the tool icon: in Toolbox, provided that you have installed color tools in Toolbox. For this, please refer to 1.7절. “도구상자”.

5.4.2. Options

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Colorize options

Presets

You can save the color settings of your image by clicking the Add settings to favourites button

The button opens a menu:

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Preset Menu

which lets you Import Settings from File or Export Settings to File, and gives you access to the Manage Save Settings dialog:

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Manage saved Settings Dialog

Select Color
  • Hue: The slider and the numeric text box allow you to select a hue in the HSV color circle (0 - 360).

  • Saturation: The slider and the input box allows you to select a saturation: 0 through 100.

  • Lightness : The slider and the text box allow you to select a value: -100 (dark) through 100 (light).

Preview

The Preview button makes all changes dynamically so that they can be viewed immediately.