Domestika Basics Course 4 of 6

Adobe Photoshop for Beginners

Course 4: Retouching: Blending Modes for Simple Special Effects

By Harrison Kuykendall , Digital Artist

Digital Artist. New York, United States.
Joined February 2020
Domestika Basics Course 4 of 6
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About the video: Blending Modes for Simple Special Effects

Overview

“In this unit, we will learn how to add simple special effects using the blending modes provided in Photoshop.”

In this video lesson Harrison Kuykendall addresses the topic: Blending Modes for Simple Special Effects , which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 4: Retouching. Clean up your images and start experimenting.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this unit, we'll learn how to achieve simple special effects using blending mode. There are many blending modes available in Photoshop, And Photoshop allows us to easily cycle through these blending modes to find the best fit for our project. Let me show you what I mean. So right now I have opened up this image of ramen soup in a spoon. It looks very colorful, tasty and appetizing. However, I do wish I was getting a sense of that heat that was coming off of the soup. Because a lot of the times with food photography, it just makes things a bit more appetizing. There should always be some ...”

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Course summary for: Course 4: Retouching

  • Level: Beginner
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  • 7 lessons (50m)
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Harrison Kuykendall

Harrison Kuykendall
By Harrison Kuykendall

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Harrison Kuykendall is a digital artist living in New York City who specializes in creative retouching and design using Adobe Photoshop. He is the owner and founder of HE–Studios, a Brooklyn based post-production studio whose client list includes Target, Stella Artois, Lady Gaga’s Haus Labs, Aveeno, Champion, and Diane von Furstenberg.

Harrison and his studio are focused on retouching stills and creating animations for large scale global advertising campaigns that can be seen on billboards and screens around the world. When he’s not experimenting in Photoshop or the rest of the Adobe Creative Suite, you can find him relaxing with his three cats or creating music for his synthpop band BHuman.


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Course 4: Retouching

By Harrison Kuykendall
Digital Artist. New York, United States.
Joined February 2020
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  • 12 students