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Fading a static adjustment

Fading a static adjustment - Photoshop Tutorial

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Fading a static adjustment

Now, the downside of the Variations command is that because it doesn't provide a whole image preview, you may have a very different idea of what a modification is going to look like inside the dialog box as opposed to after you click OK. Now, if you don't go far enough with an edit, or you go in altogether the wrong direction, then I recommend you press Ctrl+Z or Command+Z on a Mac to undo your edit. Then go back to the Image menu, choose Adjustments, and choose Variations to revisit where you last left off. However, if you go too far with an edit, you can back it off using a command under the Edit menu called Fade, right there, which is currently dimmed, but will not be dimmed in just a moment. So, I've gone ahead and saved the results of the previous exercise as Mood variation.jpg. With Tough boys.jpg selected, I'll go to the Image menu, choose Adjustments and choose Variations, or press that Deke key shortcut, Ctrl+Alt+V, Command+Option+V on the Mac. Up comes my last application to…

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