Advanced Photoshop Blending, Masking, and Compositing with Deke McClelland

Release date:2011, November 28

Duration:04 h 03 m

Author:Deke McClelland

Skill level:Intermediate

Language:English

Exercise files:Yes

Table of Contents

Introduction

Welcome 1m 43s

1. The Power of Blending

When in doubt, blend 2m 20s

Where to find blending options 4m 10s

27 blend modes, 6 groups 4m 23s

Opacity vs. Fill Opacity 4m 41s

The “Fill Opacity Eight” 4m 59s

Blending adjustment layers 4m 43s

Blend mode shortcuts 8m

2. The Revelation of Blending Math

The power of standardized arithmetic 6m 58s

Photoshop’s blending formulas 5m 27s

Darken formulas vs. lighten formulas 4m 15s

Contrast mode formulas 7m 28s

Inversion, cancelation, and HSL 2m 55s

3. The Normal Modes

Normal mode vs. Dissolve mode 2m 11s

Making a dynamic Dissolve effect 2m 21s

Creating a Dissolve text effect 4m 48s

The Behind and Clear modes 3m 2s

Filling a stroke with Behind and Clear 5m 28s

4. The Darken Modes

Darken vs. Darker Color 4m 25s

Creating filter effects with Darken 5m

The Multiply and Burn modes 6m 27s

Cleaning up scanned line art 7m 30s

Comping line art against a photo 5m 12s

Colorizing comped line art 5m 15s

Masking with a darken mode 3m 59s

Refining a mask with Multiply 5m 37s

5. The Lighten Modes

Lighten vs. Lighter Color 2m 29s

Creating filter effects with Lighten 2m 47s

The Screen and Dodge modes 4m 35s

Blending white type, darkening shadows 3m 3s

Creating a classic double-exposure effect 3m 49s

Making dark line art bright 5m 11s

Masking with a lighten mode 5m 4s

Refine, filter, and blend 6m 39s

6. The Contrast Modes

Overlay, Soft Light, and Hard Light 5m 2s

Vivid, Linear, and Pin Light 4m 2s

The amazing Hard Mix mode 3m 51s

Two variations on a single mode 5m 37s

Adding clarity with a contrast mode 4m 9s

Creating a glowing, soft-focus effect 3m 38s

Blending an image with a paper texture 4m 11s

Turning flesh into stone 4m 48s

7. The Inversion and Cancelation Modes

Difference, Exclusion, Subtract, and Divide 7m 7s

Comparing seemingly identical images 3m 25s

Creating type that inverts any background 3m 30s

Making inversion type black and white 4m 8s

8. The Component (HSL) Modes

Luminosity, Color, Hue, and Saturation 3m 29s

Colorizing artwork with layers 7m 24s

Correcting skin tones with Hue 6m 4s

9. The Luminance Sliders

Using the This Layer slider option 6m 44s

Using the Underlying Layer slider option 3m 16s

Achieving greater control with Blend If 4m 57s

Conclusion Next steps 48s

00 Introduction 01 – Welcome

01 The Power of Blending 02 – When in doubt, blend 03 – Where to find blending options 04 – 27 blend modes, 6 groups 05 – Opacity vs. Fill Opacity 06 – The Fill Opacity Eight 07 – Blending adjustment layers 08 – Blend mode shortcuts

02 The Revelation of Blending Math 09 – The power of standardized arithmetic 10 – Photoshops blending formulas 11 – Darken formulas vs. lighten formulas 12 – Contrast mode formulas 13 – Inversion, cancelation, and HSL

03 The Normal Modes 14 – Normal mode vs. Dissolve mode 15 – Making a dynamic Dissolve effect 16 – Creating a Dissolve text effect 17 – The Behind and Clear modes 18 – Filling a stroke with Behind and Clear

04 The Darken Modes 19 – Darken vs. Darker Color 20 – Creating filter effects with Darken 21 – The Multiply and Burn modes 22 – Cleaning up scanned line art 23 – Comping line art against a photo 24 – Colorizing comped line art 25 – Masking with a darken mode 26 – Refining a mask with Multiply

05 The Lighten Modes 27 – Lighten vs. Lighter Color 28 – Creating filter effects with Lighten 29 – The Screen and Dodge modes 30 – Blending white type, darkening shadows 31 – Creating a classic double-exposure effect 32 – Making dark line art bright 33 – Masking with a lighten mode 34 – Refine, filter, and blend

06 The Contrast Modes 35 – Overlay, Soft Light, and Hard Light 36 – Vivid, Linear, and Pin Light 37 – The amazing Hard Mix mode 38 – Two variations on a single mode 39 – Adding clarity with a contrast mode 40 – Creating a glowing, soft-focus effect 41 – Blending an image with a paper texture 42 – Turning flesh into stone

07 The Inversion and Cancelation Modes 43 – Difference, Exclusion, Subtract, and Divide 44 – Comparing seemingly identical images 45 – Creating type that inverts any background 46 – Making inversion type black and white

08 The Component (HSL) Modes 47 – Luminosity, Color, Hue, and Saturation 48 – Colorizing artwork with layers 49 – Correcting skin tones with Hue

09 The Luminance Sliders 50 – Using the This Layer slider option 51 – Using the Underlying Layer slider option 52 – Achieving greater control with Blend If

10 Conclusion 53 – Next steps

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