Join Deke McClelland for an in-depth discussion in this video The Fill Opacity Eight, part of Photoshop CC 2013 One-on-One: Advanced.
In this movie, I'll introduce you to what I…call the fill opacity 8, which are 8 blend modes…that respond, better to an adjustment to the fill value…than they do to an adjustment to the opacity value.…And I'm here to tell you I have no idea why things work this way.…I just know that they do work this way.…So, just by way of a refresher, the main purpose…of Fill Opacity is to reduce the opacity of a layer…independently of it's Layer Effects.…So here, I am looking at an example from Chapter 16 of the intermediate course.…
And notice that I have some effects, assigned to this Shire Layer.…I'll go ahead and turn them on.…We have an inner shadow, and a drop shadow at work.…Now, if I decide I want to reduce the darkness inside the letters, then…I could press, for example, the 2 key in order to reduce the opacity value.…But that ends up,…reducing the opacity of the layer effects as well.…I don't want that, so I'll press the 0 key.…To reinstate 100% opacity.…Instead what I want to, do is Press Shift+2,…in order to reduce the Fill Opacity to 20%.…
Author
Deke McClelland
Updated
9/19/2014Released
9/10/2013- Adding shortcuts and adjusting preferences
- Placing and blending Smart Objects
- Transforming and warping vector objects
- Correcting for lens distortion
- Mitigating halos and enhancing contrast with Shadows/Highlights
- Working with the Curves graph
- Editing multiple images in Camera Raw
- Infusing a black-and-white image with color
- Colorizing with blend modes and opacity
- Correcting a noisy photo
- Using blur to focus the viewer's attention
- Blending inside blend modes
- Selecting a complex image with Color Range
- Perfecting a mask with Refine Edge
- Drawing a straight-sided path outline with the Pen tool
- Converting path outlines to vector masks
Skill Level Advanced
Duration
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Q: This course was updated on 09/19/2014. What changed?
A: Deke updated the course to reflect changes in the 2014 version of Photoshop CC. The changes affect how you work with Smart Objects, Camera Raw, the Blur Gallery, layer masks, and other features in Photoshop.
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Introduction
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23. Shortcuts and Settings
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24. Smart Objects
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Creating "true clones"3m 50s
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25. Shadows/Highlights
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Sharpening on top of blur2m 47s
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26. Using Curves
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How the Curves graph works2m 40s
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Curves tips and tricks8m 12s
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27. Camera Raw
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Photoshop's digital darkroom2m 29s
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Correcting white balance4m 8s
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Camera Raw Smart Objects6m 10s
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28. Duotones and Colorization
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Creating a custom quadtone5m 48s
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29. Noise versus Detail
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Noise isn't all bad1m 28s
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Correcting a noisy photo5m 33s
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30. The Blur Gallery
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31. Blend Modes
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Using the Dissolve mode9m 47s
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Screen and the lighten modes8m 10s
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Blending inside blend modes6m 55s
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Blend mode shortcuts6m 21s
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The Fill Opacity Eight8m 57s
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32. Color Range and Quick Mask
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33. Refine Edge and Layer Masks
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Using the Refine Radius tool7m 31s
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34. The Pen Tool
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Using the Convert Point tool6m 43s
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Conclusion
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Until next time57s
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