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Essentials of Masking in Photoshop and Lightroom

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Overview

Learn the essentials of masking, a common method used for image editing in Photoshop and Lightroom.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Masking essentials for image editing
  • Using the exercise files
1. The Basics: Masking Overview
  • What is a mask?
  • Photoshop versus Lightroom
2. Photoshop Masks
  • Photoshop layer mask basics
  • Photoshop layer mask from selection
  • Photoshop Select and Mask workspace
  • Photoshop adjustment layer mask
  • Color Range command and luminance masks
  • Photoshop layer group mask
3. Lightroom Masks
  • Lightroom masks basics
  • Lightroom Classic masks
  • Lightroom masks basics
  • Lightroom for iPad masks
  • Lightroom phone masks
  • Lightroom automatic masks: Select Subject and Select Sky
  • Lightroom manual masks: Brush and Linear and Radial Gradient
  • Lightroom Color Range Mask
  • Lightroom Luminance Range Mask
  • Lightroom Depth Range Mask
  • Lightroom sub masks for add or subtract
  • Lightroom Intersect Mask
  • Lightroom mask, select the opposite
4. Photoshop and Lightroom Together
  • Send from Lightroom to Photoshop
  • Smart Object and Camera Raw masks
  • Photoshop or Lightroom: When to use each
Conclusion
  • What's next

Taught by

Theresa Jackson

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