Photoshop: Advanced Adjustment Layer and Blend Modes

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About this Course

From powerful shortcuts to precise masking, this course will help you see Photoshop adjustment layers and blend modes in a whole new light.

Expert leads a workshop that unlocks some of the least-used options for his favorite features in Photoshop CC 2018. Learn how to use adjustment layers and blend modes to color correct and tone images, convert photos to black and white, add style, and fix exposure all completely nondestructively.

Expert also explores the hidden power of the "auto" options, lookup tables, gradient maps, and Smart Objects, and shows how to limit your adjustments when you want to achieve a subtler effect.

By the time you finish the course, you'll have an advanced understanding of adjustment layers and blend modes, and know how to make complex, nondestructive changes to any image.

 

Contents

 

Introduction
Welcome

What you should know before watching this course

Using the exercise files

 

1. Adjustment Layer Essentials
What is an adjustment layer and when should you use one?

Clipping an adjustment layer to a single layer

Using layer masks and adjustment layers

Using blending modes and adjustment layers

Organizing adjustment layers by grouping

Using advanced blending options

 

2. The Hidden Power of Auto
Removing color cast with Auto Curves

Improving contrast with Auto Curves

Removing color cast with Auto Levels

Improving contrast with Auto Levels

The role of Auto Brightness/Contrast

Setting a new default auto value

 

3. Beyond Black and White
Creating custom black-and-white effects with the On Image tool

Creating duotones with a Black & White adjustment layer

Creating spot color effects with a Black & White adjustment layer

Creating bleached bypass effects with a Black & White adjustment layer

Using a lookup table to refine the black-and-white effect

 

4. Hue/Saturation
Refining a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer with the On Image tool

Creating duotones with a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer

Recoloring artwork with a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer

When to choose vibrancy over Hue/Saturation

Using blending modes with Hue/Saturation

 

5. Expert Color Grading with Color Lookup Tables
Using the Color Lookup adjustment layer

Loading new lookup-table presets

Creating custom lookup tables

Synchronizing multiple images with lookup tables

Exporting a LUT for use in other applications

Attaching a LUT to a Lightroom preset

 

6. Gradient Maps
Creating dramatic colors with a gradient map

Expert level black and white with a gradient map

Creating custom duotones with a gradient map

Recoloring an image with a noise gradient map

 

7. Smart Objects
Using a Smart Object to freeze adjustment layers

Using filters and blend modes with Smart Objects

Stacking layers and using stack modes

Using a Smart Object as an adjustment layer

Exporting and editing Smart Objects

1. Language: English. 

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6. 30 days refund.

7. No subscription needed.

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