In this movie, I'll show you how to create a…custom black and white image using a Channel Mixer Adjustment layer.…Now, in order to keep track of what we're doing,…we're going to need to be able to see a histogram.…So, go up to the Window menu and choose…the Histogram command to bring up the Histogram panel.…And notice that I currently have the channel set…to RGB and I'm also looking at the expanded view.…Next, drop down to the black and white icon at the bottom…of the Layers panel, and I'm going to press the Alt key, or the…Option key on the Mac, and then choose this command right there, Channel mixer.…
And because I have the Alt or Option key down, that brings up the…New Layer Dialog box, and I'll go ahead and call this guy Custom BMW.…And then click OK.…And now we're seeing the Properties panel with the Channel Mixer options.…We don't need it to be that wide, so…I'm going to go ahead and make the panel narrower and…maybe a little longer so it's not cutting right into her jawline.…Notice what we've got going here.…
Author
Deke McClelland
Updated
9/18/2014Released
8/19/2013- Performing automatic retouch, scaling, and more with the Content-Aware tools
- Editing the histogram
- Customizing a Levels adjustment
- Making channel-by-channel Levels adjustments
- Sharpening with the Smart Sharpen, Emboss, and High Pass filters
- Working with vector-based type
- Kerning and tracking characters
- Creating text on a path
- Drawing and customizing shapes
- Creating depth, contour, and texture with layer effects
- Liquifying an image
- Simulating an infrared photo
- Adjusting print position, size, and color
- Creating the perfect JPEG image
- Downsampling for the web
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Q: This course was updated on 09/18/2014. What changed?
A: Deke updated the course to reflect changes in the 2014 version of Photoshop CC. The updates are concentrated in "The Content-Aware Collection" and "Creating and Formatting Text" chapters, but there are new movies sprinkled throughout the course as well.
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Introduction
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Welcome to One-on-One2m 1s
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11. The Content-Aware Collection
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Content-aware healing (CC 2014)10m 17s
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Introducing the Patch tool3m 43s
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Using Content-Aware Patch7m 17s
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Scaling in multiple passes2m 21s
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Protecting skin tones3m 31s
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12. Adjusting Levels
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Opening up the shadows2m 48s
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Previewing clipped pixels3m 40s
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Faking a gray card in post2m 51s
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Editing the histogram1m 50s
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13. Sharpening Details
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Correcting for camera shake6m 47s
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Painting in sharpness3m 1s
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How sharpening works1m 38s
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14. Creating and Formatting Text
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Font and type style tricks7m 58s
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Type size and color tricks6m 42s
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Creating text along a path6m 12s
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Adjusting baseline shift4m 45s
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Vector-based type1m 35s
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15. Drawing Shapes
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The other vector-based layer1m 39s
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16. Layer Effects
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Depth, contour, and texture1m 28s
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The power of the drop shadow7m 37s
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17. Paragraph, Character, and Layer Styles
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Styles store settings1m 38s
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18. Scale, Rotate, Skew, and Warp
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Scale, duplicate, and repeat4m 30s
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Meet the transformations1m 55s
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19. Liquifying an Image
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Lifting and slimming details9m 42s
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Improving a model's posture4m 40s
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20. Converting to Black and White
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Three ways to grayscale5m 36s
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21. Printing an Image
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Using the test document3m 18s
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Print, position, and size5m 57s
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Establishing a bleed3m 44s
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Getting reliable color5m 54s
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Special printing options5m 1s
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Creating contact sheets4m 49s
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Creating a multipage PDF3m 51s
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The many ways to print1m 41s
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22. Saving for the Web
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Introducing Save for Web4m 39s
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The two varieties of PNG3m 57s
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Downsampling for the web5m 59s
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Making Internet imagery1m 6s
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Conclusion
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Until next time1m 3s
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