Thank you Jesus for these great tutorials. They so much comprehensive and meaningful too. Your teaching charisma increases the worth of the content. Regards from Greece
thank you this is a excellent video I am trying to adjust wedding photos that the shadows and highlights is giving me fits this technique will make it easier to adjust them better thank you
Excellent. I saw a lot of videos about luminosity masks. Yours is the only one where the use of the mysterious combinaison of the ALT Shift CTRL touch is explaimed. when I understand the process i memorize it.. Thank you.
I Love this channel. I use some of your teachings to help with my work as a screenprinter. I wanted to suggest using the calculation method for getting your midtones. Using the Lighten blending method. this grabs all information where the two channels intersect. I seem to remember there being a slight difference where the calculation method grabs a little more information. Which for my purposes is more accurate and produces better results. Though the method shown here is VERY direct and SUPER simple.
What's up my friend? I'm new at this. I'm new to Ps period. From what I've just seen, I like the color method better because it seems more easier to understand so far. The other method looks to be more complicated. Nice video. Peace!!!!
This has been tough for me to master, but I still find I have to select out my main subject to treat individually>> but so good to get rid of those awful white skies. Before I just used the highlight selector [ in selections } I will do a trial to compare the results.
Excellent explanation of the basics of luminosity masks. A very comfortable and sophisticated way to produce them is the plug-in «TK Actions» by Tony Kuyper.
Thanks for all the tutorials. Even standing here in a remote area, I can learn the best standard of tutorials on Photoshop. If you can also provide a separate channel for Adobe Illustrator, I will remain thankful to you for the entire lifetime.
Great tutorial as always, very well explained, so easy to understand and follow. now I know how those different levels of luminosity masks are created by some "add-ons", thanks very much sir!
I used to use luminosity masks in the past, but when I discovered blend if I stoped using it. I guess in the end it´s possible to have the same results, but in my opinion, using blend if, leads into a more flexible workflow. Am I wrong to think this way?
Once you use Select > Color Range to select Highlights, can you not just press Cmd-J to put that selection on its own layer and not bother with Channels at all?
thanks for this, Please make a video demonstrating how to create a cartoon effect using this, It made me think that we can make a cartoon effect using this, I don't know if I'm right...
Much easier is just to make a selection of the channel you want, create a mask and use curves to get the range that you want. It's even faster if you save presets with the ranges. No need for calculations in channels and selecting/reselecting stuff.
Any reason why it actually creating inverse of what you are saying in photoshop 2020 ? Ctrl click on RGB select shadow instead of highloight. Cant create mid tone alpha channel.
Jesus, Great tutorial .. I like the control you get with the first example .. I have a question though .. For the first example in Highlights .. you clicked on the icon which made the selection and you can make your adjustments .. THEN you showed us how to do an intersection so we could have a channel that had MORE Highlights .. Can you get the same result by holding the SHIFT + Control + clicking on the originally created Highlight channel multiple times? Just wondering ...
Jeus, I have run into a problem using a 4K monitor. When I load Photoshop or Lightroom, my menu items at the top of the page get so small that I can hardly make them out. I notice that your tutorial is normal so what resolution monitor do you use?
You seen some editors instead of using 6 channels of luminosities they will use 15 or more channels. This seems unnecessarily redundant and hogs memory. It seems easier to just use your recommendation of 6 channels and if additional refinements are necessary to a channel just copy it and make adjustments in levels or curves. Saving the luminosity mask procedure to a saved action saves lots of time as well.
@@PhotoshopTrainingChannel Unless you're an old school landscape photographer and still addicted to Ansel Adams' zone system, you won't need 12 masks for a single image. But even if you need only 3 or 4 the question is: which ones? Luminosity masks are by their nature self feathering. That may or may not be a good thing, the masks tend to bleed into each other. So in a 3 zone approach, your midtone adjustments will bleed into you shadows and highlights and these two will bleed into your midtones. So your initial midtones might be just to "wide" and you'd have to create a midtones of the midtones alpha channel for a specific image, depending on its tonal structure. It's easy to fix: use Calculations in Multiply mode on your original midtones mask to reduce it's scope and (thus) its bleed. And remember the order of your luminosity masked adjustment layers is important considering the almost inevitable bleed.
@@b991228 I know and love "Blend If" as a wonderful visual quick & dirty. And there are a lot more ways to achieve the same effect. It could very well be that as a PS user for over 20 years I'm still stuck in my old-fashioned ways. It's a bit like they say about camera's: the best one is the one you own. In my case: the tools you are familiar with. And I still feel some concern that modern AI tools are very smart - but still not yet as smart as I am. Let's be honest: AI tools weren't even born when I studied photography in the mid 1970's and the basics of digital photography in the mid 1990's. ;-)
Not sure if this has happened to anyone else but I create the highlight channel ok, copy it but when I invert it I just get a normal looking black and white copy of my image not a shadows mask (ie not an inverted highlights mask). Tia if you have any idea where I might be going wrong?
I use level (Ctrl-l) and curves (Ctrl-M) to adjust my masks (luminosity or not). The mask must be selected to use that. Colors when selected as foreground or background are translated onto a specific shade of grey. This can also be used to refine a mask. Another note, every mask used adds to the 'weight' of the image both in memory and when saved. It is important to erase the unused masks to avoid a sometime noticeable slow down while working with PS CC.
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I've watched a number of tutorials on luminosity masks and this one is the clearest explanation I've seen. Thank you.
You're welcome, Peter!
The selection intersect to grab the midtones is pretty smooth. Never considered that concept. Thanks JR
You're welcome!
Thank you Jesus for these great tutorials. They so much comprehensive and meaningful too. Your teaching charisma increases the worth of the content. Regards from Greece
Thank you, Dimitris!
Best Luminosity Mask tutorial I have ever seen!
... At last a complete and concise explanation of channel use for selection. thank you so much.
I am a beginner...Your PTC channel is a lot more helpful! Found every explaination so perfect that it is easy to grasp. Thanks a ton!!
Appreciated the timestamps. Useful tutorial. Thanks.
Awesome. A somewhat complex technique covered with complete clarity. Thanks for all you do.
Simple great explanation! I really enjoy watching your videos. Thanks a lot for your job!
You're welcome, Alex!
Thanks. Very clear and precise. Great!!
I've used color range quite a lot, but this channels method is a new one for me. I'll definitely give it a try!
Now I understand. Glad I found this tutorial. Fantastic, thank you!
thank you this is a excellent video I am trying to adjust wedding photos that the shadows and highlights is giving me fits this technique will make it easier to adjust them better thank you
wow incredible video! You made understanding luminosity masks so straight forward! Thank you!!
Excellent. I saw a lot of videos about luminosity masks. Yours is the only one where the use of the mysterious combinaison of the ALT Shift CTRL touch is explaimed. when I understand the process i memorize it.. Thank you.
Wonderful Tutorial! Thanks a lot Jesus! God bless you!
As usual great video
Just the technique I was looking for.. thanks a lot Jesus!
This is what i've been looking for so long.... thanks for sharing it
Good job dude, watched a few luminosity mask vids today, love the manual control that your methods give, and nicely explained. Thx
I watched other tutorials on luminosity but this one is better explanation,thanks
You're welcome, Bob!
Master and commander Jesus!!! Muchas gracias!!
De nada!
We're not worthy! We're not worthy!
Excellent !!
Thanks for sharing .
(btw I use channels for L selection)
Excellent teacher excellent video
Thank you, GFXCROWD!
I Love this channel. I use some of your teachings to help with my work as a screenprinter. I wanted to suggest using the calculation method for getting your midtones. Using the Lighten blending method. this grabs all information where the two channels intersect. I seem to remember there being a slight difference where the calculation method grabs a little more information. Which for my purposes is more accurate and produces better results. Though the method shown here is VERY direct and SUPER simple.
amazing video!!!
That certainly would come in handy, Thanks!
You're welcome!
very good john
Perfect!
Thank you, Otávio!
Brilliant work! Thank you!!!
WOW, I love the CTRL + ALT + SHIFT combination while creating the intersect, it's briliant :D Thank U Jesus, You've made my day :) :*
Very interesting and informative tutorial
What's up my friend? I'm new at this. I'm new to Ps period. From what I've just seen, I like the color method better because it seems more easier to understand so far. The other method looks to be more complicated. Nice video. Peace!!!!
Thank you. You'r a great teacher.
Very well explained, thank you!
This has been tough for me to master, but I still find I have to select out my main subject to treat individually>> but so good to get rid of those awful white skies.
Before I just used the highlight selector [ in selections } I will do a trial to compare the results.
Thanks sweet teacher....
Excellent explanation of the basics of luminosity masks. A very comfortable and sophisticated way to produce them is the plug-in «TK Actions» by Tony Kuyper.
Very useful, thanks a lot!
I love all your tutorials. But can you then do one to explain the difference of working with selective colors filter?
Great explanations JR, thank you - and as for those knuckle-full keyboard shortcuts, I gotta write them down!
Thank you, R Garlin!
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing this important technique
You're welcome, Medwalid ABIDI!
Thanks for all the tutorials. Even standing here in a remote area, I can learn the best standard of tutorials on Photoshop. If you can also provide a separate channel for Adobe Illustrator, I will remain thankful to you for the entire lifetime.
Great tutorial as always, very well explained, so easy to understand and follow. now I know how those different levels of luminosity masks are created by some "add-ons", thanks very much sir!
You're welcome, Willis!
I used to use luminosity masks in the past, but when I discovered blend if I stoped using it. I guess in the end it´s possible to have the same results, but in my opinion, using blend if, leads into a more flexible workflow. Am I wrong to think this way?
Muy bueno gracias hermano !!!
Once you use Select > Color Range to select Highlights, can you not just press Cmd-J to put that selection on its own layer and not bother with Channels at all?
thanks for this, Please make a video demonstrating how to create a cartoon effect using this, It made me think that we can make a cartoon effect using this, I don't know if I'm right...
Thanks Jesus. You made it to seem so easy.
Interesante y útil, gracias!
De nada, Eugenia!
you the best
Thank you.
Which photoshop program do you use ?
Great! I like working with channels, but the other technique is good too. thanks!
You're welcome, Светлодана Латышева!
Much easier is just to make a selection of the channel you want, create a mask and use curves to get the range that you want.
It's even faster if you save presets with the ranges.
No need for calculations in channels and selecting/reselecting stuff.
Great tutorial but little confuse in creating channels and what is the uses of luminosity masks please explain
The use is to target highlights, midtones, or shadows. So if you want to make an adjustment that just targets those pixels.
all of your videos are excellent... i want to gain skills like you but i think its to difficult
nope , practice yourself atleast an hour a day.
Any reason why it actually creating inverse of what you are saying in photoshop 2020 ? Ctrl click on RGB select shadow instead of highloight. Cant create mid tone alpha channel.
Hi sr plz start to digital txtal curss on photoshop cc places think you???
Jesus,
Great tutorial .. I like the control you get with the first example .. I have a question though ..
For the first example in Highlights .. you clicked on the icon which made the selection and you can make your adjustments ..
THEN you showed us how to do an intersection so we could have a channel that had MORE Highlights ..
Can you get the same result by holding the SHIFT + Control + clicking on the originally created Highlight channel multiple times?
Just wondering ...
Jeus, I have run into a problem using a 4K monitor. When I load Photoshop or Lightroom, my menu items at the top of the page get so small that I can hardly make them out. I notice that your tutorial is normal so what resolution monitor do you use?
Where do you use this technique most?
Can the creation of the 7 channels masks be automated into an action?
You seen some editors instead of using 6 channels of luminosities they will use 15 or more channels. This seems unnecessarily redundant and hogs memory. It seems easier to just use your recommendation of 6 channels and if additional refinements are necessary to a channel just copy it and make adjustments in levels or curves. Saving the luminosity mask procedure to a saved action saves lots of time as well.
I agree, Jim. I would never make more than 3 or 4 in real life. But for the tutorial it makes sense to show people an extreme.
@@PhotoshopTrainingChannel Unless you're an old school landscape photographer and still addicted to Ansel Adams' zone system, you won't need 12 masks for a single image. But even if you need only 3 or 4 the question is: which ones? Luminosity masks are by their nature self feathering. That may or may not be a good thing, the masks tend to bleed into each other. So in a 3 zone approach, your midtone adjustments will bleed into you shadows and highlights and these two will bleed into your midtones. So your initial midtones might be just to "wide" and you'd have to create a midtones of the midtones alpha channel for a specific image, depending on its tonal structure. It's easy to fix: use Calculations in Multiply mode on your original midtones mask to reduce it's scope and (thus) its bleed. And remember the order of your luminosity masked adjustment layers is important considering the almost inevitable bleed.
Ed de Jong - You have “Blend If” at your disposal as well.
@@b991228 I know and love "Blend If" as a wonderful visual quick & dirty. And there are a lot more ways to achieve the same effect. It could very well be that as a PS user for over 20 years I'm still stuck in my old-fashioned ways. It's a bit like they say about camera's: the best one is the one you own. In my case: the tools you are familiar with. And I still feel some concern that modern AI tools are very smart - but still not yet as smart as I am. Let's be honest: AI tools weren't even born when I studied photography in the mid 1970's and the basics of digital photography in the mid 1990's. ;-)
Good tutorial but u can also use camera raw and color highlight and shadows seperate
nice
Thank you, Laxmi!
Not sure if this has happened to anyone else but I create the highlight channel ok, copy it but when I invert it I just get a normal looking black and white copy of my image not a shadows mask (ie not an inverted highlights mask). Tia if you have any idea where I might be going wrong?
Make sure the blending mode is in normal
Thanks for your comment, not sure if it applies though as this step is done in channels?
Great, simple and clear also if you ,dont’ speak english very well, as i don’t.
please star digital textile courses on photoshop cc ???
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What is the good of?
Would it work if you create an "Action" in order to generate all the luminosity channels?
Yes! You can create actions or download some online.
Thank you very much for your reply.
Jesus calls, I answer.
Thank you, PJZ!
I use level (Ctrl-l) and curves (Ctrl-M) to adjust my masks (luminosity or not). The mask must be selected to use that.
Colors when selected as foreground or background are translated onto a specific shade of grey. This can also be used to refine a mask.
Another note, every mask used adds to the 'weight' of the image both in memory and when saved. It is important to erase the unused masks to avoid a sometime noticeable slow down while working with PS CC.
i FIND IT DIFFICULT TO FOLLOW
Black girl/boy on a white background... White boy/girl on a black background "tutorial"
Too Advanced. I can not follow...