Join Deke McClelland for an in-depth discussion in this video Mixing a custom black-and-white image, part of Photoshop CC 2015 One-on-One: Advanced.
- [Voiceover] In this movie, I'll show you how to mix…a truly custom black and white image.…Something that's altogether different…from what Photoshop comes up with automatically.…And I'll show you how to respond to the histogram panel,…to avoid as much clipping as possible.…So the first thing I'm gonna do,…is double-click on the thumbnail for my custom B&W layer,…in order to bring up the Properties panel.…And ultimately I just started playing around…with these values.…But here's what I came up with.…I went ahead and clicked in the red value,…and pressed Shift + Up Arrow a total of three times…to take that up to 60%.…
That gives me a total of 130%, however,…which is way too high.…So I Tabbed to the green value,…and pressed Shift + Down Arrow twice,…to reduce it to 40%.…And, as you may recall,…that blue channel contains a ton of posterization,…so I'm just gonna eliminate it,…by taking it down to 0%.…At which point, out total is once again 100%.…I also want to punch up the contrast a bit.…So I'm going to switch back to the Adjustments panel,…
Author
Deke McClelland
Updated
5/1/2017Released
12/22/2015Learn about Photoshop's automated selection tools (Color Range, Focus Area, and Refine Edge), the nondestructive editing capabilities of Smart Objects, Liquify's slimming and trimming power, and techniques for drawing and designing with vector shapes. Plus, discover how to improve a photo with poor composition by reconstructing it with Photoshop's Content-Aware Scale tool, healing tools, and blend modes. These tutorials feature all-new projects and exercise files, so there's something new for even long-time Deke fans.
NEW IN 2016: Chapters 24–30 offer a whole new way to work with Photoshop CC. This new set of tutorials covers layer effects, Levels and Curves adjustments, lens corrections and perspective warping, black and white photography, and so much more. Check back often. We'll continue to update the training whenever Photoshop changes.
- Selecting real-world objects in photographs
- Refining masks with the Smudge tool, Refine Mask, and Refine Radius
- Using the Focus Area tool
- Skewing and distorting a layer
- Transforming and duplicating in one operation
- Warping text
- Creating and masking Smart Objects
- Applying Smart Filters
- Nesting Smart Objects
- Using Content-Aware Scale
- Applying stack modes
- Using the Liquify filter
- Drawing custom vector shapes
- Adjusting contrast, color, and luminance with blend modes
Skill Level Advanced
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Q: This course was updated on 03/01/2016. What changed?
A: We added seven new chapters of Photoshop tutorials, covering layer effects, Levels and Curves adjustments, lens corrections and perspective warping, black and white photography, and so much more.
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Welcome to Photoshop Advanced
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Welcome to One-on-One2m 57s
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16. Color Range and Focus Area
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Adding a rocket plume4m 27s
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Using the Focus Area tool4m 50s
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17. Layer Masks and Edge Refinement
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Compositing like a pro2m 2s
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Real-world layer masking7m 2s
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Select and Mask surprises9m 41s
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Bringing back Refine Mask5m 24s
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18. Scale, Rotate, Skew, and Warp
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Meet the transformations1m 32s
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19. Smart Objects
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Masking smart objects8m 53s
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Editing a filter mask6m 53s
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Protecting editable text5m 31s
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Using nested smart objects5m 25s
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20. Image Reconstruction
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Applying an image stack mode6m 47s
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21. Liquifying an Image
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Perfecting the human form1m 13s
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Working in the Advanced Mode7m 21s
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Slimming down hips and arms8m 20s
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Face-Aware Liquify5m 28s
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Using the new Face tool4m 28s
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Resetting facial features3m 47s
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22. Vector Shapes
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23. Blend Modes
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Blending layers like a pro1m 25s
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Normal and Dissolve4m 54s
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Using the Dissolve mode5m 44s
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Using the Multiply mode6m 59s
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Using the Screen mode9m 31s
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The Brush tool blend modes5m 34s
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24. Layer Effects
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Depth, contour, and texture1m 32s
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Applying a drop shadow6m 23s
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Applying an inner shadow6m 19s
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Introducing Bevel & Emboss7m 13s
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25. Levels and Curves
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Mastering the histogram1m 20s
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Previewing clipped pixels6m 10s
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26. Lens Correction and Perspective Warp
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Introducing Lens Correction3m 52s
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27. Advanced Camera Raw
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Auto-correcting a JPEG image5m 13s
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Using the Radial Filter tool6m 57s
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28. Black-and-White Photography
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Tinting an image3m 21s
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Split toning in Camera Raw3m 45s
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29. Duotones and Colorization
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Quick-and-dirty colorization3m 11s
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30. Sharpening Details
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How sharpening works1m 40s
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Introducing Unsharp Mask7m 16s
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Introducing Smart Sharpen5m 33s
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Painting in sharpness2m 8s
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Conclusion
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Until next time1m 25s
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