Tonal Correction Effects

Tonal correction effects can be applied from the Edit menu > Tonal Correction and Layer menu > New Correction Layer.

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You cannot use New Correction Layer in Clip Studio Paint DEBUT.

Brightness/Contrast

Adjusts the brightness and contrast of an image.

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If you select a raster layer with expression color set to Monochrome, you cannot use Edit menu > Tonal Correction > Brightness/Contrast.

You can adjust the following settings:

Brightness

Adjusts the brightness of the image.The larger the value, the brighter the image, and the smaller the value, the darker the image.

Contrast

Adjusts the contrast (difference between lights and darks) of the image.The higher the value, the stronger the contrast; the lower the value, the weaker the contrast.

Auto adjust

This option is available when you select Edit menu > Tonal Correction > Brightness/Contrast. It automatically adjusts the brightness and contrast of the selected layer.

Hue/Saturation/Luminosity

Adjusts the hue, saturation, and luminosity based on the HSV color model.

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If you select a raster layer with Expression Color set to Monochrome or Gray, you cannot set Edit menu > Tonal Correction > Hue/Saturation/Lightness.

You can adjust the following settings:

Hue

Adjusts the hue of the color (red, green, yellow, etc.).

Saturation

Adjusts the vividness of the colors.Higher values result in more vivid colors.Lower values result in gray washed-out colors.

Luminosity

Adjusts the brightness of the color.Larger values result in brighter colors.Smaller values result in darker colors.

Posterization

Use Posterization to simplify the image into a set number of color levels.Adjust the level of posterization with the Levels setting.You can set between 2 and 20 levels.More levels will result in a smoother effect.

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Memo

·You cannot use Edit menu > Tonal Correction > Posterization on raster layers with the expression color set to Monochrome.

·You cannot use Posterization in Clip Studio Paint DEBUT.

Reverse gradient

Reverse gradient allows you to invert the colors of the image.The inverted values are in RGB (a range from 1–255).

For example, R: 100, G: 255, B: 0 would be inverted to R: 155, G: 0, B: 255.

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You cannot use Reverse gradient in Clip Studio Paint DEBUT.

Level Correction

Level Correction allows you to adjust the contrast of an image, using a histogram as a guide.

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You can adjust the following settings in the dialog:

Channel

Selects a channel to adjust the levels.You can choose from RGB, Red, Green, or Blue.

Histogram

This graph displays the volume of the dark areas (left side) and bright areas (right side) as mountain-like peaks.

Shadows

This controls the darkest parts of the image.Drag to the left and right to adjust the brightness of the image.Drag to the left to make the image brighter, or to the right to make it darker.

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Midtones

This controls the midtones of the image.When you move the Shadows control point or the Highlights control point, the Midtones control point moves in tandem.You can move the Midtones control point without affecting the Shadows or Highlights control points.Drag to the left to make the image brighter, or to the right to make it darker.

Highlights

This controls the lightest parts of the image.Drag to the left and right to adjust the brightness of the image.Drag to the left to make the image brighter, or to the right to make it darker.

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Shadows output

This controls the darkest parts of the image.Drag to the left and right to adjust the brightness of the image.Drag to the left to make the image brighter, or to the right to make it darker.

Highlights output

This controls the brightest parts of the image.Drag to the left and right to adjust the brightness of the image.Drag to the left to make the image brighter, or to the right to make it darker.

Auto adjust

This appears when you select Edit menu > Tonal Correction > Level Correction. It automatically adjusts the colors of the selected layer.

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You cannot use Edit menu > Tonal Correction > Level Correction on raster layers with the expression color set to Monochrome.

Tone curve

You can use the Tone Curve correction to adjust the contrast of the image.

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Channel

Selects a channel to adjust the brightness.You can choose from RGB, Red, Green, and Blue.

Tone curve

This graph adjusts the contrast of the image.The horizontal axis of the graph is the Input value (original brightness), and the vertical axis is the Output value (brightness after setting). Tapping the graph adds control points.You can drag the control points to adjust the color.

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This graph displays the volume of the dark areas (left side) and bright areas (right side) as a histogram in the background.Adjust the tone curve while checking the balance of the original image in the histogram.To delete a control point, drag it outside of the graph.

Memo

·You cannot use Edit menu > Tonal Correction > Tone Curve on raster layers with the expression color set to Monochrome.

·You cannot use Tone curve in Clip Studio Paint DEBUT.

Color balance

Color balance adjusts the color tone of the image by changing the balance of each RGB color.

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Color balance

You can adjust the color balance by inputting values or moving the sliders.You can move the sliders left and right to adjust the balance of cyan and red, magenta and green, and yellow and blue.The value of each slider is reflected as you move them.From left to right, the numbers show the current values of Cyan - Red, Magenta - Green, and Yellow - Blue.

Gradient balance

Adjusts the color balance from selected levels: Shadow, Half tone and Highlight. Shadows adjusts the dark areas of the image, Highlights adjusts the light areas of the image, and Half tone adjusts the bright areas in the middle of the image.

The results of each are different even if Color Balance is set to the same value.Changes made to the Shadows, Highlights, or Half tone options are kept when moving on to the next option.You can go back and select the option again to readjust its values.

Keep brightness

Retains the brightness of the image even after adjusting the color balance.

Memo

·You cannot use Edit menu > Tonal Correction > Color Balance on raster layers with the expression color set to Monochrome.

·You cannot use Color balance in Clip Studio Paint DEBUT.

Binarization

Binarization converts the image into black and white.

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You can adjust the following settings:

Threshold

Sets the threshold between black and white.Colors darker than the set threshold will be converted to black, while colors brighter than the set threshold will be converted to white.

Leave transparency

Appears when you select Edit menu > Tonal Correction > Binarization. If turned on, the opacity of the original image will be kept.

Memo

·You cannot use Edit menu > Tonal Correction > Binarization on raster layers with the expression color set to Monochrome.

·You cannot use Binarization in Clip Studio Paint DEBUT.

Gradient map

Each shade in the image is replaced with colors of the selected gradient according to the darkness of the color.You can use this to test color palettes or to add color harmony at the finishing stages of an illustration.

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In the Gradient map dialog, you can adjust settings for the gradient set, the gradient colors, and how it is applied based on the existing colors of the image.You can preview the results on the canvas while you adjust the settings.

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When you create a gradient map from the Layer menu > New adjustment layer > Gradient map, the gradient map layer will be created above the current layer, and you can edit it later.By default, it will be set to 100% opacity on the Normal blending mode, but you can adjust the blending mode and opacity for a more subtle effect.

For detailed information on gradient settings and gradient sets, please see "Gradient".

Memo

·You cannot use Edit menu > Tonal Correction > Gradient map on raster layers with the expression color set to Monochrome or Gray.

·You cannot use gradient maps in Clip Studio Paint DEBUT.