Using Channel Luminosity to Make Selections
Lesson 21 from: Hidden Photoshop Tips & TricksJesús Ramirez
Using Channel Luminosity to Make Selections
Lesson 21 from: Hidden Photoshop Tips & TricksJesús Ramirez
Lesson Info
21. Using Channel Luminosity to Make Selections
Lessons
Class Introduction
02:15 2Adjustment Layer Tips
03:39 3Saturation and Luminosity Maps for Compositing
03:25 4Making LUT Files From Adjustment Layers
04:33 5Using the B&W Adjustment Layer to Adjust Color
02:52 6Eight Special Blending Modes: Opacity vs Fill
04:49 7Pass-Through: Group Blending Modes and Compositing
04:02 8How to Maximize Template Files (PSDT)
04:51Open a Flattened Version of a Large Layered PSD and Using PSB
02:57 10Select Colors From Outside of Photoshop
03:07 11Two Windows Open From The Same Document
03:21 12How to Use Photoshop Search
03:20 13Bring Back Old Refine Edge Tool
02:00 14Bokeh Overlays
07:20 15Using the Magic Wand to Make Object Selections
02:40 16Using Grass Brush for Cloning
03:20 17Keyboard Shortcuts
01:42 18Using Actions as a Text File
03:04 19Using Content-Aware Scale
05:10 20Channel Based Selections
06:54 21Using Channel Luminosity to Make Selections
01:58Lesson Info
Using Channel Luminosity to Make Selections
by the way, something that I've been doing throughout the entire class. I don't know if you notice I've been doing the revert feature and photo shop. I don't know if you guys know about that. When you make an adjustment to a file, sometimes you make a big mess that it's just easier to go back to what the file was like when you first opened it. So you're going to file Revert. It brings it back. I've been using the keyboard shortcut, which is F 12. If you're on a Mac book pro like I am, you do have to hold the function key and then hit F 12. Or you can just going to follow Revert. And this brings a file back to its original state. So if you make a big mess, it's a way of going back. The last thing that I wanted to show you and this one will be OK to show in this image again what channels you can use the channels, the luminosity of the image, rather to create a selection. So if you just hit command and click on our GV, you'll make a selection in the loo minutes and then you can use that t...
o maybe apply a curves adjustment and make adjustments to the image. But you're only affecting the bright pixels of the image. Let me show you what that mask looks like. That's what the Max Mass looks like. You can, of course, come in here and make adjustments like maybe levels to really on Lee affect the brightest pixels of the image, like so and now I'm really Onley adjusting the bright pixels. Or, if you wanted to Onley, adjust the darker pixel of the image. You can click on that layer, mask, click, invert, and now I'm only affecting the darker pictures with the image. So that's a way of really targeting the highlights or shadows over images and control them with adjustment layers.
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Ratings and Reviews
Amy Vaughn
Yeah yeah, Jesus Ramirez is a great instructor and this class is packed with useful tips and even some fun ones that might not be so useful. But it was that one about using two windows from the same document that changed my Photoshop life.
Lael
Overall Photoshop Week 2017 has some amazing instructors for workflow & compositing. Jesus Ramirez has the unique ability to combine simplicity with really useful depth: blend modes, different approaches to selection or combining different tools. This course covers a lot of tools and there are a number of ‘wow! didn't know that!’ moments a more advanced user will love.
Elad
Jesus is excellent! full of knowledge and provides a lot of helpful tips in a clear and easy to understand way. Only thing missing are captions for this class, for some reason. Otherwise, I wish there were more classes like this one.