Fade the shadows of an image
The Fade adjustment lets you lighten or fade just the very darkest areas of an image without affecting the midtones or highlights. This gives the shadows (and the entire image) a washed-out, faded look.
Fade the shadows of an image
Do one of the following:
- Choose Format > Color Adjustments > Fade (from the Format menu at the top of your screen).
- In the Tools sidebar, click
and turn on Fade or add it from the Customize menu at the bottom of the Color Adjustments pane.
Drag the Intensity slider to control the strength of the Invert adjustment. Hold down the Option ⌥ key before dragging if you’d like to extend the range of the Fade slider beyond 100%. You can also enter a percentage value from –200% to 200%.
Show Original: Click the Show Original button or press Control ⌃ + M on your keyboard to see what the image looks like without any color adjustments.
To reset all Color Adjustments, click Reset at the bottom of the Color Adjustments pane.
Pixelmator Pro User Guide
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Pixelmator Pro basics
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Adjust image colors
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- Working with color adjustments
- Color adjustment presets
- Color management
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Retouch and reshape areas of an image
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- Remove an object from an image
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Make selections
- About selections in image editing
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Select precise areas of an image
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