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Overview

Knowing how to properly select an image is an essential Photoshop skill whether you're a graphic/web designer or digital photographer. Since Photoshop is equipped with so many choices of tools to isolate and select images, it's hard to know what works best for each situation. In this tutorial, Justin teaches you some sure-fire techniques for working with the Channel and Masking tools to achieve the optimal results regardless of how complex the image may be.

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Table of Contents

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO CHANNELS

INTRODUCTION

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Overview of the Channels Panel

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Viewing Channels in Color

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Viewing RGB Color Channels

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Working in Lab Color Mode

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Viewing CMYK Color Channels

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Creating an Alpha Channel

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Using an Alpha Channel as a Mask

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Modifying a Mask

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CHAPTER 2: MAKING SELECTIONS

INTRODUCTION

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Overview of the Selection Tools

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The Double Life of Selections

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Using the Lasso Tools

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Using the Magic Wand Tool

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Using the Pen Tool

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Quick Selection Goodness

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Using the Refine Edge Command

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Compositing the Selections

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CHAPTER 3: QUICK MASK MODE & MORE

INTRODUCTION

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Selecting with the Color Range Command

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Painting with Quick Mask

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Modifying a Quick Mask

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Adjusting Levels in Quick Mask Mode

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Contract or Expand a Selection

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Smooth a Selection & Set Reference Points

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Cleaning Up the Selection

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Testing the Selection

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CHAPTER 4: CHANNEL MASKING

INTRODUCTION

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Beginning a Channel Mask

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Curves vs. Levels

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The Overlay Trick

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Refining the Outline

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Testing the Mask

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Final Clean Up

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Compositing Images

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Blending a Composite with the Burn Tool

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Basic Multiplication

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CHAPTER 5: LAYER MASKING

INTRODUCTION

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Meet the Masks

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Keyboard Shortcuts for Masking

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Basic Blending

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Creating Adjustment Layer Masks

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Creating Smart Filter Masks

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Creating Exposure Masks

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Clip It Good

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The Smart Object Trick

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CHAPTER 6: USING BLEND MODES

INTRODUCTION

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Introducing Blend Modes

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Opacity vs. Fill

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Using Blend Mode Shortcuts

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Using the Darkening Blend Modes

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Using the Lightening Blend Modes

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Contrast & Complimentary Blend Modes

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Using the Composite Blend Modes

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Applying a Blend Mode to a Layer Group

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CHAPTER 7: MIXING WITH CHANNELS

INTRODUCTION

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Creating Grayscale Images

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Mixing Monochromes

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Adding Color & Contrast

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Creating an Infrared Effect

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Using the Calculations Command

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Using a Black & White Adjustment Layer

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Toning & Saving

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Creating Selective Color Compositions

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CHAPTER 8: REAL WORLD MASKING TECHNIQUES

INTRODUCTION

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Luminance Masking

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Corrective Masking

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High Pass Sharpening

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Density Masking

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Creating Knockout Layers

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Creating an Edge Mask

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Testing an Edge Mask

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Masking a Glass Image

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Real World Blue Screening

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Implementing a Blue Screen Mask

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CHAPTER 9: TIPS & TRICKS

INTRODUCTION

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Removing Red Eye

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Creating a Neutral Density Filter Effect

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Removing Color with the Blend If Option

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Creating Borders with Quick Mask Mode

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Giving an Image a Hand-Sketched Effect

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Final Comments & Credits

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