Colorize Images in the GIMP Application

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   You should have GIMP open and an image ready to use

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   You can refer to our other tutorials to find out exactly how to do that.

   

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   If the menu is blocked by "Toolbox", just move it

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   First, click "Colors" on the top-left side of the screen

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   Then click "Colorize..."

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   A dialogue box will appear where you can change the settings.

   

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   If you have a preset, then select it from the "Presets" drop-down menu

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   You can save the preset by clicking the plus icon

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   Then you can change the "Hue", "Saturation", and "Lightness"

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   This can be done by dragging the scrollers, typing values in the boxes, or clicking the up and down arrows.

   

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   You can click "Reset" to reset the settings

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   Click "OK" to apply the colorization to the layer

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