5.3. Colorize Tool
| 5. Color Tools |

### 5.3. Colorize Tool

The Colorize tool renders the active layer or selection into a greyscale image seen through a colored glass. See HSV Color Model for Hue, Saturation, Luminosity.

#### 5.3.1. Activate Tool

You can get to the Hue-Saturation tool in two ways :

- In the the image-menu through: Tools → Color Tools → Colori ze

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

#### 5.3.2. Options

Figure 13.65. Colorize options

Hue

  The slider and the input box allows 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.

Value

  The slider and the input box allows you to select a value (luminosity): 0 through 100.

Preview

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

5.2. Hue-Saturation Tool |  | 5.4. Brightness-Contrast tool