FREELessons: 19Length: 2.2 hours
The concept of editing selected pixels is considered a core capability of Adobe Photoshop. It’s found in almost every workflow for almost any kind of project. It’s also a critical skill for all digital artists to be able to successfully realize their own visions. This is particularly true when it comes to compositing one element with another.
In this course we will discuss how selections and masking fit hand in hand in Photoshop. We will also work through a wide variety of selection tools and techniques, from the extremely basic and simple to the profoundly challenging. Then we will cap it all off with a project where we apply the techniques on a real world problem: selecting wispy, flyaway hair!
1.Introduction1 lesson, 02:15
1 lesson, 02:15
1.1Introduction02:15
1.1
Introduction
02:15
2.Types of Masks in Adobe Photoshop3 lessons, 20:31
3 lessons, 20:31
2.1Layer Masks07:04
2.1
Layer Masks
07:04
2.2Vector Masks06:32
2.2
Vector Masks
06:32
2.3Clipping Masks06:55
2.3
Clipping Masks
06:55
3.Basic Selection Tools4 lessons, 35:27
4 lessons, 35:27
3.1Marquee Tools11:41
3.1
Marquee Tools
11:41
3.2Lasso Tools06:23
3.2
Lasso Tools
06:23
3.3Quick Selection Tool and Refine Edge09:21
3.3
Quick Selection Tool and Refine Edge
09:21
3.4The Magic Wand Tool08:02
3.4
The Magic Wand Tool
08:02
4.Intermediate Selection Techniques4 lessons, 26:47
4 lessons, 26:47
4.1Quick Mask Mode06:22
4.1
Quick Mask Mode
06:22
4.2Color Range06:17
4.2
Color Range
06:17
4.3Focus Area Selection05:47
4.3
Focus Area Selection
05:47
4.4Pen Tool08:21
4.4
Pen Tool
08:21
5.Advanced Selection Techniques2 lessons, 13:13
2 lessons, 13:13
5.1Luminous Selections06:39
5.1
Luminous Selections
06:39
5.2Working With Channels06:34
5.2
Working With Channels
06:34
6.Working With Masks3 lessons, 20:03
3 lessons, 20:03
6.1Painting on a Mask07:48
6.1
Painting on a Mask
07:48
6.2Using Group Masks06:42
6.2
Using Group Masks
06:42
6.3Linked Masks05:33
6.3
Linked Masks
05:33
7.Application1 lesson, 13:10
1 lesson, 13:10
7.1Final Project13:10
7.1
Final Project
13:10
8.Conclusion1 lesson, 01:04
1 lesson, 01:04
8.1Conclusion01:04
8.1
Conclusion
01:04
I have been working as an all around graphics geek or “Visual Information Specialist” for the past 17 years around the Washington DC Metro area. With my career spanning across almost every aspect of the design industry, I have worked from web design, to 3d animation, to logo design, to photo retouching.