Adjustment Layers in Adobe Photoshop
Ben Willmore
Lessons
Class Trailer
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Class Introduction
05:29 2Optimizing Grayscale with Levels
10:59 3Adjusting Levels with a Histogram
03:37 4Understanding Curves
06:18 5Editing an Image Using Curves
18:41 6Editing with Shadows/Highlights Adjustment
07:19 7Dodge and Burn Using Quick Mask Mode
07:14 8Editing with Blending Modes
08:04Class Description
AFTER THIS CLASS YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:
- See how Adjustment Layers differ from direct adjustments
- Optimize black & white images with Levels
- Apply the Shadow/Highlight adjustment to reveal detail
- Brighten and darken areas by painting on a Dodge & Burn layer
- Utilize Histograms to help you determine if you’re over adjusting an image
- Apply Blending Modes to prevent brightness or color shifts
WHO THIS CLASS IS FOR:
- Beginner, intermediate, and advanced users of Adobe Photoshop.
- Those who want to gain confidence in Adobe Photoshop and learn new features to help edit photos.
- Students who’d like to take ordinary images and make them look extraordinary with some image editing or Photoshop fixes.
SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Photoshop 2020 (V21)
Class Materials
Practice Images
Handbook