Overview
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Master adjustment layers. Learn how to maximize what you can do with Photoshop adjustment layers and blend modes by finding new uses for these features.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- What you learn in this course
- What you should know before watching this course
- Exercise files
- What is an adjustment layer and when should you use one?
- Clipping an adjustment layer to a single layer
- Using layer masks and adjustment layers
- Using blending modes and adjustment layers
- Organizing adjustment layers by grouping
- Using advanced blending options
- Removing color cast with Auto Curves
- Improving contrast with Auto Curves
- Removing color cast with Auto Levels
- Improving contrast with Auto Levels
- The role of Auto Brightness/Contrast
- Setting a new default auto value
- Creating custom black-and-white effects with the On Image tool
- Creating duotones with a Black & White adjustment layer
- Creating spot color effects with a Black & White adjustment layer
- Creating bleached bypass effects with a Black & White adjustment layer
- Using a lookup table to refine the black-and-white effect
- Refining a Hue adjustment layer with the On Image tool
- Creating duotones with a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer
- Recoloring artwork with a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer
- When to choose Vibrance over Hue/Saturation
- Using blending modes with Hue/Saturation
- Using the Color Lookup adjustment layer
- Loading new lookup table presets
- Creating custom lookup tables
- Synchronizing multiple images with lookup tables
- Exporting a LUT for use in other applications
- Creating dramatic colors with a gradient map
- Expert-level black and white with a gradient map
- Creating custom duotones with a gradient map
- Recoloring an image with a noise gradient map
- Using a Smart Object to freeze adjustment layers
- Using filters and blend modes with Smart Objects
- Stacking layers and using stack modes
- Using a smart object as an adjustment layer
- Exporting and editing Smart Objects
- Next steps
