How to apply color and silhouette transformation effects to an image using Corel Photo Paint

How to use color transformation and silhouette effects?

Like all effects offered by this prestigious Adobe program, these will be in the effects tab, where they will have a section each with its different options.

Color transformation

This option has four attached effects that you can apply and adjust to your liking, by doing it in layers or directly on the image.

The first is " Bit plane »That allows you to see the tones of the images in a more uniform way, bringing them to the RGB scale, you can modify the values ​​of the colors individually or together.




Then we have " Halftone This is fundamentally responsible for show tones and transitions between them, you can change the colors individually and determine whether the transitions will be more pronounced or not.

It also has the effect " Psychedelic «, Which is responsible for applying bright colors to the image, such as orange, cyan, red, green, magenta, among others.

Finally, it offers the effect " Solarize «, This will have the task of inverting the colors of the image, you can change the level, giving more or less brightness to the colors.

There is also another simpler tool that allows you to change the color of your image or put it in black and white.

How to apply color and silhouette transformation effects to an image using Corel Photo Paint

 

Silhouette

These effects will be responsible highlighting the edges of objects contained in the selected image or area.

In this case you allows you to use three different effects, each modifiable and applicable according to each situation that justifies it, we will explain them to you immediately.



The first will be the effect of " Detect edges «, This effect is responsible for detecting the edges of objects in the image and overlapping them in one color, which can be white, black or whatever you like.


So it offers the option " Find edges »This will be in charge of detecting the edges and giving it a solid or smooth look, with which it allows you to create quite beautiful images, especially those in black and white.

The last available effect is " Trace Silhouette »Depending on the colors of the image, this effect creates colored borders, using a palette of 16 colors in case the image is in color.

These effects in general can be used in layers or in specific areas, thus allowing you to add interesting touches to your photos or images.

advice

To use these effects it is good that you keep in mind what you want to create with them, so you can have one imaginary guide what you should do.

Also, if you want to use the Color transformation, it would be useful to use a photo or image with defined tones, so it will be easier to capture the colors you want to highlight.

How to apply color and silhouette transformation effects to an image using Corel Photo Paint



It is also recommended to use the Silhouette option, to use images with good contrast. This will help define the edges better and your effects will be more appreciated.

Today, photo editing has become an obsession. This is related to the fact that you can create a lot of things with a single photo.

Therefore, we advise you, if you want to venture into this world, to try always all tools and options. In this way,  when it comes to doing it as a job or hobby, you can make the most of your skills.


Finally, we hope this tutorial on color transformation and Silhouette effects will help you create great images and photos for your work or social networks.

Other functions you can find in Corel Photo Paint that make it easier for you to work on the image you are creating are adding or removing shadows to objects, if you want to have fun with your creations, don't hesitate to try creating a GIF with objects and shadows.

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