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Posting the Grey Slider (center) until it is underneath an area where all colors are at the same point – or a plateau.Position the White Slider (right) until it is underneath an area of no color.Position the Black Slider (left) until it is underneath the highest arc for Black.

Select Adjustment from the context menu at the top of your screen and the Levels from the drop down menu.

IMPORTANT – always use your eye and best judgment when adjusting levels – it’s more of an art than a science. While this is a quick guide, the below settings should add contrast to most images. Confused by the colors? Then please read my Quick Color Guide Article. The graph shows the different levels of Red, Green, and Blue in the image along with Black represented by their color. If you have a washed out or underexposed image, adjusting the levels can help equalize your image. Levels adjust the tonal range of an image by manipulating the levels of dark, light and midtones.

Hit the Enter key to apply the crop, or the Escape key to cancel the crop. Pixlr draws a 3×3 grid with their crop tool in order to easily crop by the rules of thirds – a mathematical equation used to create dynamic compositions – basically subject matter should line up with the intersection points. Click and drag to select an active area to “keep”. To crop an image in Pixlr, click on the Crop Icon located in the upper left-hand corner of the toolbar. Crop Your ImageĬropping an image involves cutting an unwanted area away. For this tutorial I will be editing an image of our Addy Award Wall (modest, I know). Use the navigation window to browse to the image that you want to use on your website, and double click to open.

To open your image for editing,click on the second option Open Image from Computer. This guide is not meant to detail all the features of Pixlr, but act as a quick reference for performing basic functions dealing with adding photos to your CMS website without relying on a designer.

#PIXLR WEB EDITOR FOR FREE#

Pixlr ( ) is an online photo editing application that offers many of the professional features found in Adobe’s PhotoShop for free in your internet browser.

Pixlr web editor