Photoshop tutorial showing how to use the new Color and Luminance Range Masking controls in Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) to quickly create a precise masking areas on your photo for applying local adjustments.

Photoshop CC 2018 Updates
https://youtu.be/GMkmRHi8SP8?list=PL3bfN-31F9RfyTBo5B0WeHwNHlOIDjoX6

FREE Lightroom Course
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These new range masking tools in Camera Raw and Lightroom Classic CC can detect changes in lighting and contrasting edges based on color and tone. You can make quick initial masking selections with Adjustment Brushes or Radial Filter/Graduated Filter. Then refine your selection with the range masks, located under Auto-Mask in the Adjustment Brush tool options.

Luminance Range Mask

After applying a local adjustment with the Brush or Radial Filter/Graduated Filter, use Luminance Range Masking to refine the mask area based on the luminance range of the selection.

Color Range Mask

After applying a local adjustment with the Brush or Radial Filter/Graduated Filter, use Color Range Masking to refine the selection mask based on the colors sampled within the mask area.

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This video is comprised of several mini Adobe Dimension CC tutorials to showcase the capabilities of this amazing 3D compositing tool.

You might know Dimension by its public beta name, Project Felix, but it now as a full release, it a new name. Adobe Introduced Adobe Dimension CC during the Adobe MAX conference in last October, alongside the new Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC 2018.

Adobe Dimension CC (formerly Project Felix) makes it easy for graphic designers to create high-quality, photorealistic 3D images without having any previous 3D experience. This video wil be part of my Photoshop 3D tutorials series, but it will focus mainly on Dimension CC.

Adobe Dimension CC Tutorials

In this video, you will see several mini-tutorials that showcase the powers of Adobe Dimension CC, and you how can use it to create photorealistic comps that combine 2D and 3D assets.

Here’s a rundown of some of the things that you will learn in this video tutorial:

Place Graphics on 3D Surfaces (Decals)

Adobe Dimension CC has a feature called “Decals” that allows you to drag-and-drop logos or graphics onto any 3D model to see how your design concept will look in real life. Experiment with different layouts — as you move your graphic around, it will maintain the same angle and orientation of your model.

Match Image Automation

When you import a background image, Adobe Dimension CC will automatically set the light, camera, perspective, aspect ratio, and more to make your object match perfectly. This takes out all the gues work and complicated compositing techniques.

When you choose an outdoor image, Dimension detects the direction and strength of the sun and automatically lights your object accordingly.

Familiar Tools and Shortcuts

Interface with Dimension just like other Creative Cloud apps, such as Photoshop and Illustrator. Work smoothly with familiar interactions like file organization, color picker, drag and drop, selection targeting, and more.

Multi-layered PSD Renders

Dimension CC allows you to export PSDs (Photoshop files), giving you more capabilities and control for post-processing 3D composites.

Material Editing Controls

Control the placement and appearance of textures for your materials with offset, rotate and tile options. For example, adjust the direction of the grain on a wooden object to get your desired visual effect.

Adobe Stock Assets

Get hundreds of free Adobe Stock assets that have been optimized for Dimension, accessible right inside the app. Customize your scene with thousands of 3D models, lights, and materials.

Real-time Render Preview

Dimension shows you a preview of what your final render will look like in real time, so you can get the look you want before taking the time to render. Play and experiment with different materials, lighting, and more and see how it looks as you go.

Animated Tool Tips

Much like the Photoshop CC 2018, Adobe Dimension CC has animated tooltips that show you what each tool and slider does, so that you don’t have to memorize all the options and controls.

Camera Depth of Field Controls

Control the focus settings for your camera to simulate realistic blur effects.

Material Capture

Material captured is not mentioned in the Adobe Dimension CC tutorials video, but it is a powerful feature that allows you to sse Adobe Capture CC to generate physically-based materials from any image you take with your mobile device.

You can access your saved materials directly in Dimension via CC Libraries and apply them to your 3D objects.

Dimension CC System Requirements

Hardware is the single largest contributor to performance in Dimension CC. Best practice is to use hardware that meets the recommended system requirements. Running Dimension CC on underpowered hardware that meets the minimum requirements may function but limits the performance.

Windows: To check your system’s hardware configuration in Windows 10, right-click the Windows Start button in the taskbar and select System.

Operating system
Windows 10 Anniversary Update (64-bit) – Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393) or later

Processor
Intel Core i5 (2011 or newer), Intel Xeon (2011 or newer), AMD A8 or A10, or AMD Ryzen

Memory
8 GB of RAM or more

Hard disk space
2.5 GB available

Graphics card
Geforce GTX 770, Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 or 6200, or equivalent
Intel Iris Graphics 540 or GeForce GT 750M (Apple)

OpenGL
OpenGL 3.2 capable system

Display
1024 x 768 or 1280 x 800 display

Video memory
512 MB of dedicated VRAM

For information, see System requirements | Dimension.

More Adobe Dimension CC Tutorials?

Let me know in the comments if you would like for me to create more Adobe Dimension CC tutorials!

If I publish new Dimension tutorials you will see them on my 3D tutorials playlist on YouTube.

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In this tutorial, you will learn to create a snowman vector line art illustration using Shape Tools and the Curvature Pen Tool in Photoshop.

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In this Photoshop tutorial, you will learn to make an interlocking geometric frame for your photographs.

In Photoshop CC 2018, I was fortunate to be selected by Adobe to create templates for the New Document Window.

This tutorial is dived into three parts:

Part 1 – 01:24 – My Adobe Stock Templates in Photoshop
In the first part of the tutorial, I will show you my template that is featured inside of Photoshop CC 2018. You will learn how it works and how you can customize it.

Part 2 – 04:03 – Step-by-Step tutorial
In this second part of the tutorial, you will learn to make geometric frames from scratch. I will show you the techniques that I used to create this template for Adobe.

Part 3 – 17:00 – Download Templates Without a CC Account
In the third, and final part of this tutorial, you will learn to download the .PSDT file (template) straight into your computer from the Adobe Stock Website using a free Adobe ID.

Link to My Adobe Stock Template:
https://stock.adobe.com/stock-photo/interlocking-geometric-image-masks/174605972

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In this tutorial, you will learn how to create snow in Photoshop.

This will be a  two-part tutorial.  In the first part, we will use a Stock photo to apply the snow effect to a photo.

In the second part, you will learn how to make realistic snow by using just a few simple filters in Photoshop.

Adobe Stock Photos
Snow:
https://stock.adobe.com/stock-photo/beautuful-falling-snowflakes-from-left-to-right-matte-wide-angle-perfect-for-digital-composition/97382620

Portrait:
https://stock.adobe.com/stock-photo/young-woman-stretching-before-her-run-outdoors-on-a-cold-winter-day/135152961

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The eyes have long been considered the windows to the soul, but sometimes those windows need a bit of cleaning up and enhancing.

In this tutorial, we’ll create amazing looking eyes in Photoshop.  I will show you 7 different techniques you can use to enhance anyone’s eyes.

Download Tutorial Image Here:

7 Techniques to Retouch Eyes in Photoshop:

01 – Retouch the White of the Eyes

You can use the Spot Healing Brush Tool to easily remove distractions from the white eyes like red veins.

02 – How to Sharpen Eyes

You can add Sharpness to eyes by using the Sharpen tool or the Smart Sharpen filter.

04 – How to Dodge and Burn Eyes

In this video, we will use a 50% gray layer that is set to the Overlay Blending Mode to add highlights and shadows using the Dodge and Burn tools.

05 – How to Add Highlights to Eyes

We will use a simple selection to add a highlight to the bottom of the eye.

03 – How to Add Contrast to Eyes

You can add contrast to eyes by using the Curves adjustment layer or the Selective Color adjustment layer.

06 – How to Change Eye Color

In this tutorial, we will use the Hue/Saturation Adjustment later to change eye color.

07 – Remove Chromatic Aberration from Eyes

We will use the Camera Raw filter to remove the purple (Chromatic Aberration) found in the highlights of the eye.

Bonus – How to Make a Multi-Colored Eye Effect

We will use a Gradient Fill layer to apply a cool multi-color eye effect.

You may not use all 7 in the same image, but using one or a combination of techniques will give you great results.

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* To watch the original version of this tutorial released in 2012, you can go here.

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In this tutorial, you will learn 10 very useful Photoshop keyboard shortcuts that you probably don’t know.

1 – 00:52 – Restore Last Selection
Ctrl Shift D | Command Shift D

2 – 02:13 – Lock Transparent Pixels
/ (Forward Slash)

3 – 03:27 – Cross-Hair Cursor on Any Painting Tool
Caps Lock

5 – 04:31 – Birds Eye View (Fit To Screen)
Ctrl 0 | Command 0

6 – 05:34 – Toggle canvas Color
Spacebar F

7 – 06:13 – Feather Selection
Shift F6

8 – 07:20 – Spring-Loaded Tools
Press-and-hold key to temporarily use a tool

9 – 08:44 – Repeat last Transformation
Ctrl Shift T | Command Shift T

10 – 10:09 – Cancel Any Dialog Window or Tool
Escape

Bonus 1 – 11:11 – Hyphenation (on/off)
Command Option Shift H

Bonus 2 – 12:18 – Hide All Other Visible Layers
Alt-Click | Option-click on the visibility icon

Bonus 3 – 12:48 – Revert
F12

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In this tutorial, you will learn 5 useful Photoshop Tricks that you probably don’t know.

Select Colors from Outside Photoshop

With the Eyedropper tool, you can select colors from outside of Photoshop. Move the photoshop application frame to the side. Click inside the canvas and drag to another application to select any color that you like.

Two Windows Same Document

You can open the same document in two windows to work both on details and the overall all image at the same time.

Go to Window > Arrange, “New Window for” and the name of the document. Then go to Window > Arrange > Two up Vertical or Two-up horizontal to put the two tabs side-by-side.

Zoom in on one tab, and zoom out on the other. Any adjustments that you make will be reflected on both windows.

Bring Back Refine Edge Dialog Box

To refine a selection or a mask you can use the Select and Mask Workspace. If you prefer the old Refine Edge dialog box hold Shift, then go to Select > Select and Mask while you have a mask or selection active to bring it back.

Black and White Adjustment on Luminosity

The Black and White adjustment layer creates black and white images.

The sliders in the Properties panel control the luminosity of the original colors.

If you change the Blending Mode to Luminosity, the color returns, and you can use the sliders to control the luminosity of those colors.

Create Your Own Photoshop Templates – PSDT

In Photoshop CC 2015.5 and newer, you convert a Photoshop document into a Photoshop template file by changing the file extension from PSD to PSDT.

When you open the template file, you will open a new instance of that document and you cannot change or override the original file.

To edit a template file, change it back to a PSD.

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In this tutorial we’ll be learning what is perhaps the most import thing when it comes to compositing images together;  perspective.

The techniques that I’m going to teach you in this video will make you a much better Photoshop user. They will make your compositions look much more realistic, and you’ll know what types of images you’ll need to complete a great composite.

You can get pretty much get everything else right, lighting, color, shadows, and extractions, but if the perspective is off, your viewer will know something is not right. They might not know exactly what it is, but they’ll know there’s something wrong with the image.

Don’t feel too bad if you’re making these perspective mistakes; I’ve seen movie posters and advertisements that are just horrible when it comes to perspective. So even some pros have problems with putting together multiple images from different sources.

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In this tutorial, you will learn to use Layer Styles to create a neon text effect in Photoshop.

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This tutorial is a concise explanation of how Blending Modes work.

You will also learn how you can quickly narrow down your search and find the right Blending Mode for the result that you want.

For a more in-depth dive into Blending Modes, check out my 41-minute video that explains each and every Blending Mode.

Blending Modes Explained – The Complete Guide to Photoshop Blend Modes

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In this Photoshop tutorial, you will learn how to mask hair from complicated backgrounds.

We will start with a quick crash course on layer masks and the select and mask workspace.

Then we will use an image with a solid background to learn the basics. Then we will work on a photo with a busy background, and you will learn the things that you can do when masking with a photo like this.

You will also learn how to create brushes in Photoshop to help you recreate hair when you simply cannot extract it from its background.

DOWNLOAD: 147-ptc-hair-brushes.zip (1279 downloads)

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In this tutorial, we are going to discuss the Select Subject feature in Photoshop. This is a new feature available in the 19.1 release of Photoshop CC 2018

The “Select Subject” button in the select and mask workspace allows you to select prominent objects in an image automatically with one click.

This tool is great for beginners who want a fully-automatic selection suggestion, and it is a great time saver and starting point for advanced users.

Select Subject is powered by Adobe Sensei, an advanced machine learning technology, and it is trained to identify a variety of objects in an image such as people, animals, vehicles, toys, and more.

Keep in mind that these are not perfect selections. You will have to refine them, but they are a great starting point.

My last video was all about refining selections and extracting hair from busy backgrounds.

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In this Photoshop tutorial, you will learn how to use “Blend If” like a pro.

This video will demystify this scary command to help you create fast and easy blends.

With the techniques that you will learn in this tutorial, you will be able to make fast and easy sky replacements, apply textures to text, create cool special effects, and much more.

“Blend If” is truly one of Photoshop’s unsung heroes and an extremely powerful tool that often gets overlooked. Much like Blending Modes, “Blend If”, allows you to blend layers together but with much more control.

Watch this tutorial all the way through and let me know in the comments what you think!

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INDEX – How To Use “Blend If” in Photoshop Like a PRO

04:48 – Blend If Explanation (Gray)
02:54 – Use Blend If To Create Special Effects
04:06 – Apply Textures Using Blend If
05:24 – Blend If Explanation (RGB channels)
07:40 – Sky Replacements Using Blend If

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Take a 90-second break to check out this incredibly helpful but little-known “Blend-If” trick.

I didn’t include this trick in the last tutorial, the Definitive 7-Minute Guide on Blend If, but I felt that it was such a good tip that I had to make a video just for it!

Also, don’t forget to watch all of our 90-Second Photoshop Tip videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3bfN-31F9Rdzg20w9tWbhIySXN11SmzY

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In this Photoshop tutorial, you will learn how to create an editable see-through cutout text effect (stencil text effect).

You will learn to use the “Knockout,” a little-known professional technique, that will allow you to work non-destructively so that you can edit the text and change the font at any time.

In-Depth Knockout Tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwwOYkkLplg

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In this Photoshop tutorial, you will learn how to create and apply Bokeh Overlays in 90 seconds.

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In this Photoshop tutorial, you will learn how to quickly and easily apply a color tone in Photoshop using the Selective Color Adjustment Layer.

The goal of this tutorial is to replicate the Teal and Orange Hollywood Movie Look but you can use the techniques in this video to apply any other color tone that you like.

If you would like to know more about Cinematic Color Toning then check out this advanced tutorial on Cinematic Color Grading. I think it is one of my best Photoshop tutorials:

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In this Photoshop tutorial, you will learn how to create a perspective-bending effect. The resulting cube Earth will be a similar effect to the photo manipulations that you have seen in the movie Inception and Dr. Strange.

The Perspective photo manipulation effect in this video can be replicated with almost any landscape photo where the horizon is visible.

90-SECOND Sky Replacement Video.

Adobe Stock Image.

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In this Photoshop tutorial, you will learn how to precisely place a lens flare in Photoshop by using the Precise Flare Center.

When properly used, the Lens Flare filter in Photoshop can add a nice effect to your photos. One issue is that you cannot always apply the Lens Flare effect to the exact location that you like in your photo. Unless, of course, you know the secret keyboard shortcut that will unlock the Precise Flare Center, giving you complete control of the Lens Flare filter!

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