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Introducing the Calculations command - Photoshop Tutorial
From the course: Photoshop Masking and Compositing: Fundamentals
Introducing the Calculations command
Here we are looking at the final version of the composition. The remaining steps are to add the synthetic rays of sunlight that are coming out of this upper right cloud. We're also going to add the bird, and that will give me a chance to introduce you to the Calculations command, which allows you to use compositing in order to assemble a base mask. I also want you to open Red kite.psd. Notice we've got some text here that tells you all about the animal, but because we're always working from the composite image when we're creating masks, I need you to turn that text layer off there inside the Layers panel. Then switch over to the Channels panel, and let's take a look at the channels that we have to work with. If I click in the Red Channel, then we have some dark areas inside the bird, as well as some light regions as well. This bird is another warm-blooded animal, so it's going to resonate most brightly inside the Red channel. Then we have the Green channel, which of course is our…
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Choosing the ideal base channel5m 7s
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Converting a channel into a mask6m 34s
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Painting with the Overlay mode7m 27s
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Painting with the Soft Light mode5m 55s
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Mask, composite, refine, and blend4m 40s
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Creating a more aggressive mask7m 2s
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Blending differently masked layers7m
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Creating a hair-only mask6m
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Using history to regain a lost mask3m 42s
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Separating flesh tones from hair8m 28s
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Adjusting a model's color temperature4m 30s
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Introducing the Calculations command7m 22s
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Extracting a mask from a Smart Object6m 34s
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Integrating a bird into a new sky5m 40s
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Creating synthetic rays of light6m 4s
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Masking and compositing light7m 39s
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Introducing a brilliant light source7m 5s
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Using the image to select itself1m 37s
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