Video Description
In this course you will explore the various ways you can utilize channels in Photoshop to make adjustments, create complex selections, advanced masking techniques, special effects, and so much more. When working with so many different type of images in Photoshop there are always going to be different scenarios that require a variety of tools and techniques. This course is packed with different and effective techniques that, by the end, will equip you with an arsenal of selecting and masking tricks up your sleeve that will allow you to approach virtually any scenario Photoshop throws at you.
Table of Contents
- Introduction 00:01:48
- What are Channels? 00:11:17
- How Photoshop Sees Selections 00:09:26
- Using Quick Mask 00:12:00
- Creating and Saving Selections 00:12:34
- Modifying and Loading Selections 00:16:23
- Layer Mask Basics 00:09:19
- Refine Edge/Mask: My New Best Friend 00:13:00
- Masking Subjects with Channels 00:11:30
- More Masking Subjects with Channels 00:08:46
- Masking For Effect 00:12:05
- Masking to Blend Images 00:11:56
- Displacement Maps 00:11:50
- Luminance Masking 00:07:14
- Convert Image to Black and White 00:07:12
- Noise Reduction and Sharpening 00:08:48
- Lighting Effects 00:10:54
- Green Screen Extraction 00:07:30
- Vector Masks 00:07:59
- BONUS: Defringe is Still There 00:03:11
- BONUS: Masking 3D Objects 00:06:05
- BONUS: Using Apply Image 00:03:06
- Conclusion 00:01:00
Product Information
- Title: Mastering Channels and Masks in Photoshop CS5
- Author(s):
- Release date: May 2010
- Publisher(s): Peachpit Press
- ISBN: 9780132491679