How to Use the Sharpening Tool in Photoshop
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- Learn how to use the Sharpening Tool in Photoshop to sharpen specific areas, like eyes in portraits, or the entire image for a more dramatic effect.
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Omg please never delete these vids I always forget the steps and saving and rewatching these helps SO much!
No worries! you can come back to it whenever you need to! Make sure to save it in your favorites, so you can access it easily.
About 15 years ago I was a moderator for a PS techniques forum. Back then using the High Pass filter for sharpening was a fairly new thing, but a controversy ensued that it was doing the EXACT same thing as the Unsharp Mask filter. Many members argued against this, however, subsequently, several advanced forum members proved unequivocally that this was, in fact, the case and therefore creating unnecessary steps in an otherwise simple adjustment.
@@Rocadamis do you teach Photoshop too?
@@EviMeuris Privately, yes.
Awesome video and technique! It sure would be helpful if you explained more in depth what changing the radius does to different applications. Thanks for this!!
Thanks, great video, especially the selective masking
Nice, thanks.
I didn't follow the reasoning behind using multiple copies, each with different values of radius. I'm just putting together my computer station so won't try it myself for a few days. I'll see!
@@JorgeLausell Instead of using one rough sharpening, you can use multiple gentle sharpening for a different effect.
If you keep the radius in high pass low it targets the small details (micro contrast) whereas increasing the radius targets larger areas. Fine grained vs coarse grained.
Very nice sir...
Great video Aaron. This is the exact method I have used for years and I learned it from.....YOU! Years ago. Keep up the great work.
Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding!!! Oh did I say Outstanding. Yes I did. Outstanding.
thank you thank you thank you!!
Great video thank you!
OMG Aaron Nace!!! You do not know how many years I have been trying to get this type of sharpening into my life!! I always struggled with the way it always looked so pixilated that I gave up! You have once again saved me and given me knew hope to sharpen in post when necessary!! 😮🎉
Thank you, can now target just the area I need to sharpen, much more natural effect!
exactly! that's the goal 🤗
I love the way you make these videos super easy to follow
Always great information. I have learned so much with my Phlearn subscription.
Tnx Aaron, always crystal clear your suggestions!
Always the best!
Dude such a clutch tip especially considering how many tutorials there are on RUclips that claim to show you advanced/useful tips in Photoshop.
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I’ve always been a fan of your older compositing work, where we get to experience your love of the craft. The blue beetle fashion edit, the running shoe, the hugging text. They were all done pre-ai and have an aesthetic quality that you rarely see anymore. But when you do, you don’t just want more, you want to know how to do it.
Thank you so much for your kind words and for being a longtime follower!
This is awesome, thanks!!
Thank you so much for these tutorials! I tend to forget the steps, but with the repeated exercises, I’m learning like a pro now. Could you help me improve the quality of images taken as screenshots? They often turn out blurry and pixelated.
Hi there! take a look at this quick tip tutorial
phlearn.com/tutorial/quick-tips-resize-image/
Just remember that the better the image, the better the results will usually be🤗
Do what I do...when I see a good (great!) techniques, I rerun the video, stopping and replaying as needed, and write down the steps in a little notebook. Then when I get the opportunity, I can easily and accurately reproduce the technique
You are the best! Thank you.
Thank you...! Good video... easy and effective!!! Saludos!!! 👍
Dear Aron, thank you very much for all your videos. Every day I enjoy watching and learning....Could you maybe make some videos about turning colour pic into B&W ....I already know some ways but I cannot get clear, smooth (like a ''glass''), bright and ''magic'' black&white photo....Is there some preset in PS (silver B&W )or just depends on our skills?? Thanks
Hey there! We have an INCREDIBLE pro tutorial that covers B&W photography!
phlearn.com/tutorial/how-to-master-black-white-photoshop-2/
If you're not a PRO subscriber, send us an email to support and we'll hook you up with a special discount!
Very Nice teaching
AMAZINGGG!!!
Excellent as always! Love High Pass
Love it ❤
Nice technique
Really useful info! Just curious, is there a reason to desaturate before converting to smart object? Thanks!
Great!
Aaron - thanks, this is amazing! Quick question - would I do this before or after I complete my freq sep steps? Cheers!
Hey there! On a general bases we would suggest after, but it also depends on your image and what you're trying to achieve ☺
I absolutely love your videos. All of them. Thank you for your great teaching.
I just wanted to comment about your newer way of highlighting what you are doing, by magnifying the area around what you are doing in a circle. Great idea, however, I find it moves too much when you are doing anything that is not just a click. It actually makes me dizzy and nauseous and I cannot watch these videos. But you are my favourite photoshop teacher. So I just wanted to let you know while it is good in theory, it is really hard for some people to watch.
@@Natalielben thank you for sharing your experience with us. We are always looking to improve ourselves ☺️
Wow! Wow! Wow! I didn’t realize until this very awesome tutorial that I was using the wrong ‘sharpening tool’! High pass gets a high five…and High five for sharing this trick! Thanks! 🙏
Once again, thank you so very much for his extinct to the point and very informative tutorial!
One question two subjects can this technique be used with wildlife and landscapes?
@@MartyKramer-m1f absolutely!! This technique works with any subject. Just remember to make subtle changes ☺️
Great video. It seems tailored made for a PS Action, being completely repetitive.
You can definitely make an action for it!
I do find using High Pass method quite destructive. Using a Smart Sharpen tool is less destructive, and it removes some noise too. In combination with Nik software sharpening tools, you can achieve better results. The only way to use High Pass the right way is locally with a brush tool like in this video. However, on some images it still may not be the best option.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! You're right, there are many ways to sharpen, and the best method often depends on the image and the editor preferences 🤗
Hi Aaron. Why do you duplicate the High Pass layers? Can you just increase the radius on the one you have, instead of duplicating it? Other than that it all makes sense. Keep it up!
Hey there! Aaron prefers this method for more control, but you can certainly experiment with the other option to see what works best for you.🤗
aaron can you do a high-key photo editing guide, there's a bunch on you tube but I feel I need to see one from you, no offense to anyone else on youtube
@@areusirius2054 we can certainly add that to our tutorial suggestions for this year ☺️
This past holiday season I took a lot of photos of Christmas lights, however I find a lot of them washed out in color. Is there a way to bring back the color and keep the vibrant glow? Love your teaching style, thanks!
check out this tutorial! Some of the techniques used will help you achieve your goal!
phlearn.com/tutorial/glow-effect-photoshop/
@@phlearn Thank you, exactly what I am looking for
Im so confused how to do you still make them group together may you please make a short on you doing that?
Hey there! Simply select the layers you want to group and then press Command/Control + G.
If you need a little more help, you can send us an email to support with a screenshot of your PSD file and layers and our team will do their best to guide you!
How long did it take for you to get comfortable using the wacom tablet... because I got one and honestly I feel like a baby deer taking it's first steps while on a patch of ice.
@@LuckyHumanDesign that's completely normal!! It happens to everyone. The more you use it the more comfortable you will feel...keep using it and you'll see!☺️
Pull up a game of Solitare on your computer and use your pen and tablet to move the cards around. Play it several times and you will quickly understand how the tablet represents your entire screen. You no long "shove" your cursor around like with a mouse. This really helped me at the beginning of my tablet use. I use a Xencelabs tablet.
@brucehergert804 Thanks for the advice. I have made some hilariously bad drawings so far. 😆
@@LuckyHumanDesign I don't use a mouse any more, at all, ever - just my pen and my keyboard. The only negative is that when I put my pen down to put my hands on the keyboard, I sometimes leave my pen all over the place and sometimes I can't find it quickly. I solved that by keeping a pen holder right next to my tablet.
I know you didn't ask for all of that, but I thought it was vital information to help you get further down the road to pen/tablet success.
@@brucehergert804 Thanks! I also just changed to a felt tip nib and it's helping with control by slowing down my hand. :)
Great tips, just odd this technique has been around for years and surprised there’s no quicker better way Ai assisted these days
Why desaturate?
High Pass went the way of the dinosaurs because of the intense halo effect, as exhibited in this video. Smart Sharpen exists for a reason.
Great video. As you mature you are thankfully leaving behind the cringe inducing "trying too hard to be liked" approach.
I do wish however, that you would more fully explain the early step of not wanting to sharpen the color. Desaturate firsts is not completely clear to me.
The bright eye lid line artifacts on the first image are quite distracting to me, especially as you toggle the effect off and on. Looks like white eyeliner pencil, and I don't think that was the indended result.
Why do you need two sharpening layers? Why don't you just have one and increase the sharpening numbers?
Hey there! There are several ways to achieve the same results. Ultimately it's what works best for you 🤗
un sharp mask does the same thing
You are over sharpening and creating serious edge artifacts on some of these, especially on high contrast edges. Using additional masking is fine, but I really don't see the advantage of using the additional steps of having to desaturate and using high pass in multiple layers over just using the unsharpen tool with amount, radius, and threshold adjustment.