Outstanding! Aaron's clear and engaging teaching style made complex concepts accessible and easy to understand. He thoroughly explained the differences between Levels and Curves, providing practical examples that demonstrated their unique applications. Thanks, Aaron!
Hi Aaron This is one of the best explanations of curves and levels that I believe I’ve ever seen. You do such wonderful work. Pat Hogarty from El Dorado Hills California.
Love your tutorials. I've been subscribed for years. This is the first time I've ever really understood both how Levels and Curves work but also how to properly use them. And I've been using Photoshop for over 20 years now. Thanks so much for explaining it in an easy to understand way.
Thank you for this video. If you asked me about it yesterday I'd say that I know everything about these tools. Little did I know. Thanks again, Aaron. This is awesome ☺
Love this!! Thank you! I’ve always avoided curves cause I didn’t know what it did or how to adjust properly. This brought it all together for me! TO THE CURVES!! ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for your hard work. I tutor students in Illustrator and Photoshop and I often follow your tutorials even to get ideas on my lesson plans. That said, I want to invent a drinking game where we take a sip every time you say "fantastic". LOL I am teasing you, you rock!
Thanks so much for this video Aaron! I’ve wanted to have a clearer understanding of the differences between curves and levels for a long time. You explain everything so well. Great tutorial!
Thanks, Aaron, for this video. I just want to mention that you can have Auto do different things. In the hamburger menu of the properties panel (Levels and Curves) you can choose Auto options. Here you can set the Algorithm to be used by Auto. I always use Curves and often use Auto as a starting point to change the way the image looks.
Another fine video, Aaron. It is obvious you are excited about this topic, as you said "The last thing I want to show you..." FOUR different times! 😅 Also, it is never a bad idea in your videos to have Elvis on the screen the whole time. 😁 Keep up the great work.
i loved seeing how u used gradients w levels/curves. could u show more advanced ways to utilize each tool? including more advanced ways to use the curves/levels tools? its helpful to know how one tool works, its equally helpful to see real world applications of it :)
Thank you for this thourough work through of level and curve. I most of time used curved on top of the finished photo to make it faster to adjust brightnis when the photo is placed in a magzine or a book. Usually the editor want it darker or brighter. No problem. Your crash course is great especially the more advanced color adjustments. Really Cool? Thank You.
Nice trick with the hand in curves, not sure I can use it in landscapes? I like the click and drag the mask onto another layer mask. Always learn something with PHLearn.
Thank you for another great, straightforward explanation :) Could you tell me if there is any way to simulate rainwater droplets on the camera lens? I can create a droplet effect using embose and drop shadows but I don't know a good way to replicate the distortion effect that looking through a water droplet causes to the image behind it (hope that makes sense).
Thank you Aaron. The hand tool in curves sounds useful. I then would understand in the gradient tool that I would be able to use that in separate colors as well, not just making a certain point in the image lighter or darker. If I am wrong please correct me and explain. Sending my best.
You're absolutely right about the hand tool in Curves. It's a fantastic way to target specific areas of your image for color adjustment. With regards to your question, please send us a screenshot of your PSD file and layers to support, so our team can give you better assitance
@@phlearn Oh thank you Aaron I will. I am shooting new images and setting up my camera now. When I start editing them I will send a screenshot. It will be sometime in December.
The way I've always remembered it (and it helps me out) is I just imagine the 2 modes of color written out next to each other vertically one letter on each line: RGB and CMYK. That way you get a nice visual representation of what color will affect another because the 2 opposites are placed next to the other. R affects C, G affects M etc
Outstanding! Aaron's clear and engaging teaching style made complex concepts accessible and easy to understand. He thoroughly explained the differences between Levels and Curves, providing practical examples that demonstrated their unique applications. Thanks, Aaron!
A real master class. Thank you, Aaron!
YOU EXPLAIN IN VERY SIMPLE WAY WHICH IS IMPORTANT, I LIKE YOUR VLOGS.
thanks for phlearning with us!
Hi Aaron
This is one of the best explanations of curves and levels that I believe I’ve ever seen. You do such wonderful work. Pat Hogarty from El Dorado Hills California.
Thanks so much for your kind words and for phlearning with us!
Love your tutorials. I've been subscribed for years. This is the first time I've ever really understood both how Levels and Curves work but also how to properly use them. And I've been using Photoshop for over 20 years now. Thanks so much for explaining it in an easy to understand way.
Thanks, a simple, clear and useful explanation on Curves and Levels.
Aaron! Knowledge dropping one curve at a time. 😊 Thank you so much!!
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Awesome. Curves an Levels simplified ❤
This makes so much sense! I've always known there is a difference, but haven't ever really thought about how that difference works. Thank you!
We're so glad we could help!
Thank you for this video. If you asked me about it yesterday I'd say that I know everything about these tools. Little did I know. Thanks again, Aaron. This is awesome ☺
After years of using photoshop, finally I fully understand the mechanics of these tools!
Love this!! Thank you! I’ve always avoided curves cause I didn’t know what it did or how to adjust properly. This brought it all together for me! TO THE CURVES!! ❤️❤️❤️
Nice! You got this!
Thank you for the Lesson!!!
Thank you for your hard work. I tutor students in Illustrator and Photoshop and I often follow your tutorials even to get ideas on my lesson plans. That said, I want to invent a drinking game where we take a sip every time you say "fantastic". LOL I am teasing you, you rock!
Good stuff man!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Thanks so much for this video Aaron! I’ve wanted to have a clearer understanding of the differences between curves and levels for a long time. You explain everything so well. Great tutorial!
You are the one of best tutor i have ever met in photoshop, i have learnt a bunch of useful things from you. many thanks indeed.
If you hold the Option key, on a Mac, when clicking Auto, you get a whole bunch of different options to choose from, it works in Levels and Curves.
Use the alt key on windows
Thank you for make our lifes easier Aaron
Excellent Video. Just like the speed of your explanations as I can follow this really well. Thanks do much.
Super-helpful. Totally agree with others that this is an excellent explanation. Thank you!
Great explanation, thank you!
That was very helpful. Thank you
Thanks, Aaron, for this video. I just want to mention that you can have Auto do different things. In the hamburger menu of the properties panel (Levels and Curves) you can choose Auto options. Here you can set the Algorithm to be used by Auto. I always use Curves and often use Auto as a starting point to change the way the image looks.
Thanks for sharing with the community!
Thanks man, you really help me understand the software
Wonderful video for this newbie.
Very good basic
Thank you!
superb arron
Another fine video, Aaron. It is obvious you are excited about this topic, as you said "The last thing I want to show you..." FOUR different times! 😅 Also, it is never a bad idea in your videos to have Elvis on the screen the whole time. 😁 Keep up the great work.
🤣🤣 we just get to excited about PS stuff!
i loved seeing how u used gradients w levels/curves. could u show more advanced ways to utilize each tool? including more advanced ways to use the curves/levels tools? its helpful to know how one tool works, its equally helpful to see real world applications of it :)
Certainly! Thanks so much for watching!
Thank you for this thourough work through of level and curve. I most of time used curved on top of the finished photo to make it faster to adjust brightnis when the photo is placed in a magzine or a book. Usually the editor want it darker or brighter. No problem.
Your crash course is great especially the more advanced color adjustments. Really Cool? Thank You.
Thanks for watching and phlearning with us!
I always thought they are different.. now I see both are similar in effect.
Fantastic
Nice trick with the hand in curves, not sure I can use it in landscapes? I like the click and drag the mask onto another layer mask. Always learn something with PHLearn.
you should try it out! Thanks for phlearning with us 🤗
Thank you for another great, straightforward explanation :) Could you tell me if there is any way to simulate rainwater droplets on the camera lens? I can create a droplet effect using embose and drop shadows but I don't know a good way to replicate the distortion effect that looking through a water droplet causes to the image behind it (hope that makes sense).
Thank you Aaron. The hand tool in curves sounds useful. I then would understand in the gradient tool that I would be able to use that in separate colors as well, not just making a certain point in the image lighter or darker. If I am wrong please correct me and explain. Sending my best.
You're absolutely right about the hand tool in Curves. It's a fantastic way to target specific areas of your image for color adjustment.
With regards to your question, please send us a screenshot of your PSD file and layers to support, so our team can give you better assitance
@@phlearn Oh thank you Aaron I will. I am shooting new images and setting up my camera now. When I start editing them I will send a screenshot. It will be sometime in December.
Best teacher and explainer ever!
Team curves all life 😅😅
Red and cyan are opposite.. green and magenta are opposite.. blue and yellow are opposite..nice tips
The way I've always remembered it (and it helps me out) is I just imagine the 2 modes of color written out next to each other vertically one letter on each line: RGB and CMYK. That way you get a nice visual representation of what color will affect another because the 2 opposites are placed next to the other. R affects C, G affects M etc
Interesting!
OK