Targeted Adjustments in Photoshop CC

Exercise precise control over your image editing. Learn how to use selections and masks to create targeted adjustments in Photoshop CC.

Introduction

• Welcome

1. Basic Concepts

• Key concepts
• Balancing subtlety and accuracy
• Black, white, and gray on a mask
• Layer mask density
• Setting realistic expectations

2. Targeted Adjustments without a Mask

• Targeted color without a mask
• Shadows and highlights adjustment
• The curves adjustment
• Dodging and burning

3. Layer Mask Techniques

• Targeted adjustment ingredients
• Painting a targeted adjustment
• Shades of gray on a mask
• A selection-based adjustment
• Inverting a mask
• The best approach for feathering
• Creating a gradient mask
• Duplicating a mask
• Multiple adjustments in one area
• Using multiple adjustment masks

4. Improving Your Masks

• Evaluating the layer mask
• Fine-tuning with Select and Mask
• Dust and scratches for cleanup
• Mixing and matching methods
• Dodging and burning a mask