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Refining layer masks - Photoshop Tutorial
From the course: Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Advanced
Refining layer masks
I have saved my progress as All iris layer FX.psd, so-called because I have applied all five of my layer effects to the new irises layer. Now I need to refine the layer mask that's associated with this layer so that I don't have the irises cutting in to this black flesh right here, and that's somebody you typically have to do inside of Photoshop. You will create a layer mask, you will employ it, you will make changes to other layers and then it will dawn on you that your layer mask needs to be enhanced in some way or other to keep up with the changes. So I am going to click on this layer mask icon to make it active, that's very important because if you started painting on the irises you will mess everything up. So click on the layer mask thumbnail, it will become highlighted, you will see a double-box effect. Then I want you to get the Brush tool if you are working along with me, click on it, and the size I am going to work with is this. I have set the Size to 50 pixels and the…
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Contents
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What you can do with Photoshop1m 46s
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The mission-critical eyes2m 43s
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Copy Merged and Paste in Place6m 52s
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Sharpening details to match4m 34s
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Masking eyes9m 22s
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Working with clipping-mask layers9m 5s
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Shading with layer effects8m 10s
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Color and highlight effects4m 1s
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Refining layer masks5m 43s
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Fabricating the highlights in the pupils7m 32s
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Using a merged copy to sharpen5m 34s
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Highlights, shadows, and midtones1m 16s
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Introducing the Auto commands7m 23s
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Adjusting Cache Level settings6m 8s
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Reading a channel-by-channel histogram6m 21s
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How the Auto commands work5m 22s
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Auto Tone, Auto Contrast, and Auto Color7m 7s
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Blending the Auto results4m 4s
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Introducing the Levels command6m 15s
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Using Levels as an adjustment layer3m 12s
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Applying custom Levels adjustments6m 8s
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Understanding the gamma value7m 39s
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The futility of Output Levels2m 55s
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Selections and adjustment layers5m 47s
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Opening up the shadows3m 40s
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Previewing clipped pixels4m 51s
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The black, white, and gray eyedroppers5m 7s
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Gray card tips and tricks6m 5s
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Making channel-by-channel adjustments7m 29s
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Introducing the Curves command7m 44s
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Curves dialog box tricks7m 16s
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Curves adjustment layer tricks5m 45s
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Correcting an image with Curves5m 32s
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Filling in the highlights5m 42s
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Neutralizing casts and smoothing transitions5m 37s
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The art of enhancing edges1m 26s
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How sharpening works6m 2s
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The single-shot sharpeners6m 7s
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Introducing Unsharp Mask6m 19s
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Radius and Threshold6m 24s
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Sharpening colors vs. luminosity5m 56s
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Gauging the ideal settings8m 59s
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Unsharp Mask vs. Smart Sharpen7m 1s
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Using the Remove settings9m 30s
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The More Accurate checkbox6m 8s
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Saving your Smart Filter settings5m 31s
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The Advanced sharpening settings7m 52s
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Accounting for camera shake6m 18s
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Sharpening with the Emboss filter6m 43s
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Sharpening with High Pass9m 22s
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The new and improved Sharpen tool6m 22s
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Edge's evil twin: noise1m 12s
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Color vs. luminance noise7m 21s
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Reducing color noise7m 45s
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Reducing luminance noise4m 59s
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Relegating an effect to the shadows6m 27s
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Switching between layer and mask6m 59s
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The Dust & Scratches filter4m 56s
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Adjusting shadow saturation5m 52s
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Combining High Pass with Lens Blur6m 57s
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Masking a layer of Lens Blur7m 34s
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Painting away High Pass sharpening8m 22s
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Building up a noise pattern6m 40s
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Converting noise to texture4m 24s
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Bleeding colors into paper6m 16s
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Matching different noise levels8m 31s
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We are the stuff of light1m 23s
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Applying automatic lens correction5m 53s
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Introducing Shadows/Highlights3m 44s
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Shadows/Highlights in depth7m 59s
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Creating a "bounce" with Gaussian Blur4m 43s
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Sharpening on top of blur7m 2s
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Sharpening the merged composition6m 16s
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Grouping and masking layers5m 40s
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Adjusting the density of a mask7m 14s
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Creating a Shadows/Highlights shortcut5m 47s
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Restoring detail with Shadows/Highlights6m 23s
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Changing the Shadows/Highlights defaults6m 21s
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Smoothing skin details with Gaussian Blur3m 56s
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Smoothing with High Pass5m 44s
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Lowering contrast with Gaussian Blur7m 3s
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Inverting a sharpening effect7m 5s
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Color becomes monochrome1m 31s
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Converting an image to grayscale6m 49s
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Extracting luminance information7m 37s
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Introducing the Channel Mixer10m 23s
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Aggressive channel mixing9m 42s
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Proofing CMYK colors7m 49s
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Color settings and intent7m 6s
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Practical Channel Mixer variations4m 30s
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Saving variations as layer comps7m 57s
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The default grayscale recipe8m 55s
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Creating a custom black-and-white mix6m 59s
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Shadows/Highlights in black and white4m 58s
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Introducing the Black & White command5m 55s
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Adjusting Black & White settings9m 39s
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Mixing a Black & White portrait6m 32s
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Black & White vs. Channel Mixer9m 20s
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Adding tint and color8m
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Introducing the Gradient Map7m 10s
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Loading custom gradients4m 32s
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Editing gradient color stops9m 58s
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Colorizing with blend modes and Opacity7m 13s
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Two great commands working great together1m 18s
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Introducing the Color Range command5m 13s
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Setting key colors and Fuzziness5m 38s
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Predefined vs. sampled colors3m 57s
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The Localized Color Clusters option5m 41s
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Defining a selection with care4m 44s
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Introducing the Quick Mask mode5m 20s
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Testing edges with the Magic Wand5m 14s
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Hand-brushing a selection5m 39s
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Saving and loading an alpha channel4m 35s
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Converting a selection to a layer mask2m 46s
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Switching between an image and a layer mask6m 58s
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Protecting elements with a layer mask8m 5s
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Duplicating and editing a layer mask7m 34s
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Introducing the Refine Edge command4m 46s
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Accessing the various Refine Edge options5m 35s
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Refine Edge's preview options6m 21s
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The Adjust Edge values4m 11s
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Edge Detection and Smart Radius6m 5s
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Using the Refine Radius tool8m 8s
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Using the Decontaminate Colors option7m 30s
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Old-school masking adjustments7m 7s
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Four micro mask adjustments8m 32s
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Photoshop's vector exceptions1m 11s
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Making text in Photoshop6m 18s
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Creating and editing a text layer6m 56s
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Font and type style7m 35s
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Type size and color7m 52s
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Combining layer effects and type10m 57s
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Drawing a custom shape layer8m 34s
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Side bearing, kerning, and tracking10m 36s
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Point text vs. area text8m 26s
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Selecting and formatting a paragraph5m 19s
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Copying and pasting unformatted text7m 45s
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Creating text inside a custom path6m 26s
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Creating text along a path8m 13s
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Adjusting baseline shift6m 16s
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Drawing a fading arrowhead7m 29s
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Fading a shadow with a layer5m 32s
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Logo creation and Fill Opacity7m 44s
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Stretching a background element6m 9s
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Drawing with shape outlines6m 18s
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Combining vector-based shapes6m 42s
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Masking vector-based shape layers6m 7s
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Correcting spacing problems7m 44s
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Drawing the ultimate specular sparkle8m 45s
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Preparing text for commercial output5m 9s
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Saving a high-resolution PDF file7m 11s
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Inspecting the final PDF document7m 8s
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Saving large poster art9m 32s
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What filters ought to be1m 25s
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Layer effects vs. filters6m 14s
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Carving with an Inner Shadow effect7m 45s
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Selling an effect with Drop Shadow7m 16s
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Creating blurry shadow type5m 30s
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Saving custom default settings6m 22s
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Creating a custom contour7m 3s
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Introducing Bevel and Emboss7m 35s
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Adjusting Angle and Altitude7m 8s
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Exploiting global light8m 11s
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Gloss and edge contour5m 8s
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Applying and creating layer styles6m 45s
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Loading, saving, and merging styles6m 17s
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Creating a textured bevel effect6m 56s
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Using shadows as highlights7m 39s
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Combining filters and effects6m 58s
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Working with random effects6m 55s
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Smoothing with Gaussian Blur and Levels6m 13s
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Masking blacks from whites4m 37s
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Applying liquid styles4m 36s
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Simulating liquid reflections8m 12s
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Finessing and cropping a liquid effect7m 25s
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Initiating a displacement map6m 17s
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Applying a displacement map7m 37s
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Two words: Free Transform34s
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Scale, rotate, and constrain6m 30s
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Using the transformation origin7m 42s
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Applying a slant (aka skew)3m 37s
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The four-point "perspective" distortion7m 51s
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Two ways to make gradient text5m 59s
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Building complexity from a simple shape4m 42s
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Duplicating a series of transformations6m 3s
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Rasterizing a layer with its effects6m 40s
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Applying a custom warp7m 24s
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Blending and softening a warped layer4m 39s
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Creating spherical highlights6m 30s
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Using a center-source inner glow3m 51s
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Distorting reality1m 33s
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Extracting a foreground element6m 45s
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Introducing the Puppet Warp command7m 20s
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Setting and manipulating pins7m 48s
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Rotating pins and switching warp modes6m 41s
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Expanding and contracting the mesh6m 11s
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Changing the Density setting8m
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Adjusting the pin depth5m 18s
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Winding an image into a pretzel6m 2s
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Applying Puppet Warp to type6m 30s
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Warping single characters6m 24s
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Editing puppet-warped text8m 24s
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Extending an image with Free Transform8m 46s
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Extracting from a white background10m 5s
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Tracing a shape with Puppet Warp9m 1s
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Introducing the Liquify command5m 4s
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Warp, Twirl, Pucker, and Bloat8m 53s
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Saving and loading a mesh5m 59s
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Push, Mirror, and Turbulence11m 49s
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Lifting and slimming details8m 22s
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Warping fabric, arms, and legs7m 1s
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Masking and finessing the results10m 8s
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Welcome to the digital darkroom1m 44s
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Introducing Camera Raw7m 40s
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Adjusting white balance7m
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Selecting and synchronizing images6m 9s
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Making automatic adjustments and saving changes7m 19s
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Creating and managing snapshots8m 23s
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Adjusting the Exposure value6m 24s
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Working with clipping warnings5m 4s
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Adjusting Brightness and Contrast7m 35s
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Vibrance, Saturation, and Clarity9m 25s
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Recovery and Fill Light6m 57s
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Using the Graduated Filter tool7m 2s
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Painting edits with the Adjustment Brush9m 43s
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Straighten, crop, and geometric distortions7m 49s
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Applying manual lens corrections7m 19s
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Vignette and chromatic aberrations6m 21s
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Introducing the Tone Curves6m 9s
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Parametric curves and targeted adjustments6m 26s
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Correcting a low-noise photograph7m 35s
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Sharpening and high-noise photos8m 25s
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Selective Hue/Saturation adjustments5m 34s
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Selective Luminance adjustments5m 39s
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Adding grain and vignetting effects5m 22s
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Mixing a subjective black-and-white image7m 53s
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Colorizing with the Split Toning options4m 29s
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Opening a raw image as a Smart Object5m 39s
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Camera Raw wrap-up8m 38s
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