Adobe Photoshop for Photo Editing and Retouching
Course 2: Selections and Layer Masks: Gradient mask tool
By Daniel Arranz Molinero , Professional photographer
Joined March 2017
Joined March 2017
About the video: Gradient mask tool
Overview
“You start to become aware of how versatile layer masks and selections are. We can create and modify them in multiple ways. In this unit you will see that the gradient tool will be very useful for creating layer masks with blurred edges. In this way we will obtain very smooth transitions and we will make our adjustments go completely unnoticed. Remember that the most important is that the adjustments we make to the image are not noticed. ”
In this video lesson Daniel Arranz Molinero addresses the topic: Gradient mask tool, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 2: Selections and Layer Masks. Take the first steps: from Camera Raw to Photoshop.
Partial transcription of the video
“PHOTOSHOP: LAYERS, CHANNELS, AND MASKS COURSE 2 LESSON 7 Gradient Tool for Masks One of the most important aspects when touching up an image is that the adjustments we make can’t be noticeable. So our masks need a smooth transition. We can achieve that effect with the Gradient tool. We’re going to make transition so smooth that our adjustments will go unnoticed. Let's see it. In this case, we’re lightening these women’s faces using a Brightness/Contrast layer with a layer mask based on gradients. Open a Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer. In the Properties pane, slide the Brightness slide...”
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Course summary for: Course 2: Selections and Layer Masks
Daniel Arranz Molinero
By Daniel Arranz Molinero
Daniel Arranz is an Adobe Photoshop (ACE and ACA) Certified Photo Retouching Specialist and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Expert. He is the coordinator of the post-production area at the photographic specialization school La Maquinaria, where he carries out extensive work as a photo editing and retouching teacher.
As a photographer, he is an expert in professional lighting, although his specialty is travel and street photography, and his works have obtained more than 40 awards in international competitions such as the Sony World Photography Awards (UK), IPA Awards (USA), Prix de la Photographie (France), International Loupe Awards (Australia), International Color Awards (USA), among others. He has also obtained national awards in El País, National Geographic Spain, Iberia, Eurostars Madrid Tower, and more.
His work has been exhibited in numerous national and international galleries, including the Somerset House in London.
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