Lynda - Photoshop CC Adjustment Layer and Blend Mode Workshop with Richard Harrington

From powerful shortcuts to precise masking, this course will help you see Photoshop CC's adjustment layers and blend modes in a whole new light. Rich Harrington leads a workshop that unlocks some of the least used options for these powerful features. Learn how to use adjustment layers and blend modes to colorize images, convert photos to black and white, add style, and fix color and tone issues?all completely nondestructively. Rich also explores your "auto" options, lookup tables, gradient maps, and Smart Objects, and shows how to limit your adjustments when you want to achieve a more subtle effect.

Topics include:

Improving color and contrast with Auto Curves and Auto Levels  

Creating custom black-and-white effects  

Using a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to recolor artwork  

Expert color grading with color lookup tables  

Using gradient maps  

Making nondestructive adjustments with Smart Objects and stack modes  

Duration: 2h 7m

Level: Advanced

Released: Apr 03, 2015

Subject: Photography

Software: Photoshop

Author: Richard Harrington