5.4. Colorize
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### 5.4. Colorize

The Colorize tool renders the active layer or selection into a greyscale image seen through a colored glass. You can use it to give a “Sepia” effect to your image. See A color model is a way of describing and specifying a color. The term is often used loosely to refer to both a color space system and the color space on which it is based. for Hue, Saturation, Luminosity.

#### 5.4.1. Activating tool

You can get to the Colorize tool in two ways:

- In the the image-menu through: Tools → Color Tools → Colorize or Colors → Colorize,

- or by clicking the tool icon: in Toolbox, provided that you have installed color tools in Toolbox. For this, go to Tools Dialog.

#### 5.4.2. Opties

Figuur 13.134. Colorize options

Presets

  You can save the color settings of your image by clicking the Add settings to favourites button

  The button opens a menu:

  Figuur 13.135. Preset Menu

  which lets you Import Settings from File or Export Settings to File, and gives you access to the Manage Save Settings dialog:

  Figuur 13.136. Manage saved Settings Dialog

Select Color

  - Hue: The slider and the numeric text box allow you to select a hue in the HSV color circle (0 - 360).

  - Saturation: The slider and the input box allows you to select a saturation: 0 through 100.

  - Lightness : The slider and the text box allow you to select a value: -100 (dark) through 100 (light).

Preview

  The Preview button makes all changes dynamically so that they can be viewed immediately.

5.3. Hue-Saturation |  | 5.5. Brightness-Contrast