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Creating Advanced Masks

Lesson 1 of 7

Class Introduction

 

Creating Advanced Masks

Lesson 1 of 7

Class Introduction

 

Lesson Info

Class Introduction

Class Description

Expert masking isn’t about working hard; it’s about working smart. Let Photoshop® work for you when it comes to creating advanced masks. Chris Knight shows you channel masks, luminance masks, and ‘Blend If’ as a faster way to make your adjustments better. Learn how to utilize these techniques to apply to your own work in a variety of ways including toning and color grading. 

Find Chris's custom actions for this class at the following link: http://blog.chrisknightphoto.com/action/

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Software Used: Adobe Photoshop CC 2017.1.1

Lessons

  1. Class Introduction
  2. Use Channel Masks to Create a Black & White Image
  3. Use Channel Masks to Clean Up Backgrounds
  4. Use Channel Masks to Highlight Skin Tones
  5. Use Luminance Masks to Alter Shadows & Highlights
  6. Use Luminance Masks to Color Grade
  7. Target Tonal Ranges with Blend If

Reviews

Joseph Parry
 

Chris is a superbly accomplished photographer. If you're not familiar with masking, this is a great class to add some excellent options to your toolkit for everything from grading to cleaning. For $19, a total gem.

a Creativelive Student
 

This is an amazing course. lodes of useful information presented in an easy to understand way. Really like the tutors style and enthusiasm. Thank You Chris Knight.

Mike Hardie
 

Covers all the important areas with enough detail for you to figure out how to apply the techniques to your own work. Some useful tips thrown in for good measure. Decent class. Worth the price.