The addition of HSL controls for the adjustment brush and the gradient tools would be a wonderful advancement and offer LR another great feature set that I'm sure would come in handy for the vast majority of Lightroom users.
I wanted to pass this on to the developers of Lightroom (and even Adobe RAW). This would be a feature people would hopefully find useful. I always assumed it would eventually be introduced, but it still hasn't been - so here we are 🙂
The AI face masking is a fantastic feature. The ability to select faces, other skin, and individual features is such a time saver compared to manually selecting. Now more than ever it would be very beneficial to have the HSL/Color panel available for individual masks. Teeth yellow? AI mask, go into yellow and lighten/desaturate. Bloodshot eyes? AI mask sclera and go into red and lighten/desaturate. You can do a universal color saturation and lightness adustment but not specific colors. This doesn't give the same great result that being able to work with the specific colors can give. If possible, please add this feature. Thank you.
I love the new maksing features in Lightroom Classic. Since you added the tone curve I think it would also be beneficial to add the Hue, Saturation and Luminance, HSL, panel inside the masking feature. Thank you!!!
With today's release of Point Color, this has taken another step forward:
Point Color for Global and Local adjustments allows for a three-dimensional (HSL) selection of and adjustment in three dimensions (HSL) of any color on your image with the option to refine ranges and outputs.
My idea is simple. Add HSL panel to masks as well. So that for example one can bring back the true skin tone whilst still leave the background untyched by the HSL changes to the mask.
I’d like to request the addition of Color Mixer functionality to the Adjustment Brush in Lightroom. I believe this feature would significantly improve the precision and quality of localized edits, particularly for those of us who deal with specific color adjustments in portraiture and other detailed work.
My Workflow:
I regularly work with portrait photography, and one recurring issue is the redness in my clients' faces, which I need to correct. Typically, I use Lightroom’s Color Mixer to shift the red hue and reduce saturation globally, but this approach can have unintended consequences: it affects other red elements in the image, such as lips, clothing, or background elements, making it hard to correct just the skin tones.
To address this, I have had to develop a workaround:
I begin by making global adjustments in Lightroom, exporting the file as a 16-bit Adobe RGB TIFF.
I then move to Photoshop, where I apply Camera Raw as a filter on a Smart Object. This allows me to access the full Color Mixer tool while applying local adjustments with layer masks, giving me fine control over where I apply those color corrections.
This gives me the precision I need to reduce the red in just the skin tones, leaving the lips and other red elements unaffected.
However, this process is time-consuming and requires me to switch between programs, disrupting my workflow. If Lightroom had Color Mixer functionality integrated directly into the Adjustment Brush, I could apply these color corrections more efficiently, without having to export to Photoshop every time.
Why This Feature Would Improve My Workflow and Image Quality:
Localized Color Control: With a Color Mixer in the Adjustment Brush, I would be able to reduce facial redness without affecting other red elements (like lips or clothing) within Lightroom itself. This would give me much more precise control over my color edits.
Time Efficiency: The current process of going back and forth between Lightroom and Photoshop adds significant time to my editing workflow. Being able to stay within Lightroom for these adjustments would allow me to work faster and keep everything in one program.
Maintain Image Quality: While working with TIFFs and Smart Objects in Photoshop is a good workaround, keeping the entire editing process within Lightroom would ensure that I’m working directly with the RAW data for as long as possible, allowing for more flexible and non-destructive adjustments.
Fine-Tuned Control: Currently, Lightroom’s Temp, Tint, and Saturation sliders in the Adjustment Brush are too limited for targeted color adjustments. A Color Mixer would offer me the ability to finely control hue shifts, saturation, and luminance within specific areas, ultimately leading to higher-quality, more polished images.
In conclusion, adding Color Mixer functionality to the Adjustment Brush would dramatically improve my workflow and the quality of my images by providing more targeted and efficient local color corrections. This feature would also benefit many other photographers who rely on localized color adjustments in their work.
Thank you for considering this feature request, and I hope to see it implemented in future updates!
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