Karl Taylor - Photoshop Demonstration – Colour Techniques Parts 1 & 2

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https://visualeducation.com/class/photoshop-colour-1/

Photoshop Demonstration: Colour Techniques (Part 1)

In previous live shows, we’ve looked at the fundamentals of post-production and retouching, but in this live show (the first of two-parts) Karl focusses on one particular, and very powerful element: colour.

Colour is an important part of photography, so knowing how to control and manipulate it in the post-production stages is a useful skill to have.

This live session, which builds on our Fundamentals of Post-Production and Live Photoshop Demonstration shows, goes into great detail about colour, how we can adjust, but also why and when we may want to adjust colour.

Throughout the show, Karl discusses four distinct points: Reasons to change colour; the importance of selections and masks when changing colour; colour reality; and ways to change colour.

To start, Karl goes into detail about some of the main reasons why we may want to change colour. These include:

• Colour correction
• Achieving a desired colour range (this could be client-driven)
• Minor colour corrections (often for skin retouching)
• Colour reduction
• Reduction in colour intensity
• Increase colour intensity
• Changes to the colours of a product

He then goes on to discuss the importance of selections and masks when changing colour, and why these skills are fundamental for accurate and realistic changes. Three particularly useful classes relating to this are our Master the Pen tool; Masking and using Masks; and The Selection tools tutorials.

Karl also discusses the concept of colour reality, namely colour temperature; visible light; colour interactions; mixed lighting sources; and measuring colour.

Finally, Karl also runs through the available Photoshop tools for adjusting colour, including:

• Camera RAW filter
• Adjustment layers: Levels, Curves, Vibrance, Hue/Saturation, Colour Balance, Photo Filter, Channel Mixer, Colour Lookup, Selective Colour; and Gradient Map
• Brushes

Of these different methods, Karl explains which of these he prefers to use and why and in part two of this show, you can see exactly how he uses his preferred tools to change and manipulate colour.




https://visualeducation.com/class/photoshop-demonstration-colour-techniques-2-2/

Photoshop Demonstration: Colour Techniques (Part 2)

Following on from our previous colour techniques Photoshop demonstration, Karl continues to discuss the concept of colour, why it’s so important in an image, why we may want to change it and how it can be adjusted in Photoshop.

Working through several different examples, Karl offers his advice for achieving colour-accurate imagery and demonstrates his preferred methods of adjusting colour in Photoshop. You’ll learn how to use adjustments such as cross curves, Selective Colour, Camera Raw Filter, Hue/Saturation and Gradient Map. Karl explains what he prefers about these methods and also why he doesn’t use some of the other common tools.

This highly informative session builds on our previous shows ‘Fundamentals of Post-Production’; ‘Live Photoshop Demonstration’; and ‘Colour Techniques Part 1’. Other tutorials that you may find useful include our class on how to use the Pen tool, making selections in Photoshop and using masks.

Topics covered in this show include:

• How to adjust colour in Photoshop
• Dealing with and correcting mixed lighting
• Tips for retouching skin in Photoshop
• Advantages of using cross curves for retouching
• Selective Colour adjustments
• Camera Raw Filter
• Hue/Saturation adjustments
• Gradient Map
• The advantages of colour accurate monitors

- Both published in June 2020 -

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