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Get to grips with the ultimate tonal tool, learn how to make creative color shifts, and get instant Curves effects with our free presets
Curves has long been one of the best tonal tools in Photoshop and Lightroom. Whether you want to boost contrast, tweak brightness, experiment with creative color shifts, or make any number of other adjustments, Curves is the tool for the job.
It isn’t the easiest of tools to master, but avoiding Curves would be a mistake: with a little practice, it becomes the most intuitive and versatile of tonal tools.