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Photoshop CS3: Channels and Masking



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Adobe® Photoshop® CS3
Channels and Masking

Hosted by Justin Seeley

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Lesson 1: INTRODUCTION TO CHANNELS (37 min)
1. Overview of the Channels Panel
2. Viewing Channels in Color
3. Viewing RGB Color Channels
4. Working in Lab Color Mode
5. Viewing CMYK Color Channels
6. Creating an Alpha Channel
7. Using an Alpha Channel as a Mask
8. Modifying a Mask


Lesson 2: MAKING SELECTIONS (40 min)
1. Overview of the Selection Tools
2. The Double Life of Selections
3. Using the Lasso Tools
4. Using the Magic Wand Tool
5. Using the Pen Tool
6. Quick Selection Goodness
7. Using the Refine Edge Command
8. Compositing the Selections

Lesson 3: QUICK MASK MODE & MORE (38 min)
1. Selecting with the Color Range Command
2. Painting with Quick Mask
3. Modifying a Quick Mask
4. Adjusting Levels in Quick Mask Mode
5. Contract or Expand a Selection
6. Smooth a Selection & Set Reference Points
7. Cleaning Up the Selection
8. Testing the Selection

Lesson 4: CHANNEL MASKING (47 min)
1. Beginning a Channel Mask
2. Curves vs. Levels
3. The Overlay Trick
4. Refining the Outline
5. Testing the Mask
6. Final Clean Up
7. Compositing Images
8. Blending a Composite with the Burn Tool
9. Basic Multiplication

Lesson 5: LAYER MASKING (38 min)
1. Meet the Masks
2. Keyboard Shortcuts for Masking
3. Basic Blending
4. Creating Adjustment Layer Masks
5. Creating Smart Filter Masks
6. Creating Exposure Masks
7. Clip It Good
8. The Smart Object Trick

Lesson 6: USING BLEND MODES (41 min)
1. Introducing Blend Modes
2. Opacity vs. Fill
3. Using Blend Mode Shortcuts
4. Using the Darkening Blend Modes
5. Using the Lightening Blend Modes
6. Contrast & Complimentary Blend Modes
7. Using the Composite Blend Modes
8. Applying a Blend Mode to a Layer Group

Lesson 7: MIXING WITH CHANNELS (56 min)
1. Creating Grayscale Images
2. Mixing Monochromes
3. Adding Color & Contrast
4. Creating an Infrared Effect
5. Using the Calculations Command
6. Using a Black & White Adjustment Layer
7. Toning & Saving
8. Creating Selective Color Compositions

Lesson 8: REAL WORLD MASKING TECHNIQUES (62 min)
1. Luminance Masking
2. Corrective Masking
3. High Pass Sharpening
4. Density Masking
5. Creating Knockout Layers
6. Creating an Edge Mask
7. Testing an Edge Mask
8. Masking a Glass Image
9. Real World Blue Screening
10. Implementing a Blue Screen Mask

Lesson 9: TIPS & TRICKS (31 min)
1. Removing Redeye
2. Creating a Neutral Density Filter Effect
3. Removing Color with the Blend If Option
4. Creating Borders with Quick Mask Mode
5. Giving an Image a Hand-Sketched Effect
6. Final Comments & Credits






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