Color Toning in Photoshop with Levels: The Non-Destructive Trick I Keep Coming Back To

Color Toning in Photoshop with Levels: The Non-Destructive Trick I Keep Coming Back To

Most of my work happens in Lightroom, but every so often a technique from the Photoshop side of the world earns a permanent spot in my rotation. Color toning with a Levels adjustment layer is one of those techniques. It looks deceptively simple on the surface, and that simplicity is exactly why it works. No plugins, no complicated masking, no destructive pixel-pushing. Just a single adjustment layer and a little knowledge about how color channels behave.