Adobe Photoshop for Photo Editing and Retouching

Overview

“In this unit you will understand what channels are and how color information is represented in Adobe Photoshop. We will analyze the RGB composite channel and each color channel separately. You will learn what alpha channels are, and at the end of the unit, you can use channels as excellent allies to make complex selections.”

In this video lesson Daniel Arranz Molinero addresses the topic: What are channels?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 4: Channels and Luminosity Masks. Learn how to retouch with maximum precision.

Partial transcription of the video

“PHOTOSHOP: LAYERS, CHANNELS, AND MASKS COURSE 4 LESSON 2 What's a Channel? In this lesson, we’ll learn about channels, how they work, and how color information is rendered in Photoshop. The channels will help us make very precise selections, and they’ll be your greatest ally when you need to modify things like skies or touch up a really complicated area. From now on, selecting will be a really easy task. Let's take a look. So far, we’ve learned how to create layer masks based on selections. We've perfected them to mask tricky areas. We’ve used the Brush tool to modify them. We've painted th...”

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Course summary for: Course 4: Channels and Luminosity Masks

• Level: Beginner
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• 11 units
• 11 lessons (1h 24m)
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