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CreativeLive

Adjustment Layers in Adobe Photoshop 2020

via CreativeLive

Overview

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)

Syllabus

  • Class Introduction
  • Optimizing Grayscale with Levels
  • Adjusting Levels with a Histogram
  • Understanding Curves
  • Editing an Image Using Curves
  • Editing with Shadows/Highlights Adjustment
  • Dodge and Burn Using Quick Mask Mode
  • Editing with Blending Modes

Taught by

Ben Willmore

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