(backslash key), 72
3DL format, 135
8-bit mode, 251
16-bit mode, 251
Absolute color adjustments, 279
Ackoff, Russell, 12
Adams, Ansel, 163
Add Noise filter, 122, 194, 195, 230
adjustment layers, 15, 259–262
adding to documents, 37
blending modes used with, 39, 95–96
color channels targeted by, 39
grouping, 140
options for choosing, 260
Properties panel buttons, 261
adjustment layers reference, 259–283
Color Lookup, 275
Invert, 276
Pattern, 283
Photo Filter, 273
Posterize, 276
Solid Fill, 282
Threshold, 278
Vibrance, 268
See also specific adjustment layers
Adjustments library, 184
Adjustments menu, 260
Adjustments panel, 37
alpha blending, 288
Apply Image dialog box, 190, 250
art, concepts expressed through, 13
Artistic Brushes Canvas set, 205
assets, naming, 216
Auto button
Black & White adjustment layer, 272
Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer, 263
Levels adjustment layer, 265
Auto Color Correction Options dialog box, 153, 155, 265
automated selections, 54
B&W Control Freak method, 167–171
background fixes, 236
backslash key (), 72
Berlier, Rocky, 163
bit depth, 251
Black & White adjustment layer, 271–272
color to grayscale conversion and, 31–33, 167, 168
Gradient Map used with, 130–131
Luminosity blending mode and, 33, 221, 272
stamped portrait effect and, 202
Targeted Adjustment Tool and, 261, 272
black-and-white images
Color blending mode applied to, 127
converting color images to, 31–33, 167–171
black-to-white gradient, 29, 161, 163, 167
blemish reduction, 253
comparisons made with, 46
crossing the sliders, 98
duotone effect and, 127
trapping transparency using, 46–47
vignette removal, 117
adjustment layers and, 39, 95–96
controls and options for, 40
Fill and Opacity adjustments, 39, 287–289
image enhancement using, 93–97
multiple layers required for, 15
blending modes reference, 285–337
Color, 336
Exclusion, 330
Lighten, 308
Luminosity, 337
Normal, 296
Screen, 309
Subtract, 331
See also specific blending modes
blending process, 39
blocking process, 168
blur filters
Median Blur, 255
See also Gaussian blur
Blur tool, 76
Boolean selections, 57, 65, 137
brightness, 13
lightness vs., 143
luminosity vs., 14
Brightness slider, 262
Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer, 262–263
Brush Settings panel, 204
brush tip presets, 204
Brush tool
choosing style for, 204
resetting to Normal blending mode, 81
vignettes painted with, 112
Brushes panel, 204
burning and dodging. See dodging and burning
Calculations dialog box, 59–60
Camera Raw filter, 117
Camera Raw vignette controls, 117
canvas
previewing results on, 60
Channel Mixer adjustment layer, 39, 273–275
channels, 14
adjustment layers and, 39
duplicating, 70
multipliers used for, 17
CIE model, 17
clipping display, 264
clipping layers, 38
Clone Stamp tool, 175, 237, 254
Clouds filter, 192
CMYK color space, 17
color
converting to grayscale, 31–33, 167–171
definition of, 13
helper layer for seeing, 179–180
perceptual models of, 17
Color Balance adjustment layer, 270–271
black-and-white conversions and, 170
color matching and, 159
color replacement and, 140, 144
Color blending mode, 336
color cast removal and, 147
color matching and, 155
color replacement and, 136–137
dissolve portrait effect and, 209
helper layers and, 176
vignette creation and, 112
Color Burn blending mode, 302–303
color cast removal and, 149
example of math used for, 291
GND filter creation and, 105
reference images, 303
vignette creation and, 112
color cast removal, 146–151, 271
color channels. See channels
Color Dodge blending mode, 310–311
portrait retouching and, 149
reference images, 311
accuracy requirements for, 134
color lookup tables for, 131–135
Hue/Saturation adjustments for, 128
Solid Color fill layer for, 126–127
Color Lookup adjustment layer, 275
Candlelight preset, 102
mask created for, 65
color lookup tables (CLUTs), 131–135, 160
Color Picker, 155, 180, 245, 265
color ramp, 68, 69, 109, 129, 269–270
Color Range option, 73
general techniques for, 136–140
Color Sampler tool, 142
color samples
tool for selecting, 142
Color Theory, 13
Colorize option, 270
commutative blending modes, 286
Exclusion, 330
Lighten, 308
Screen, 309
See also non-commutative blending modes
Component blending mode collection, 333–337
Color blending mode, 336
Luminosity blending mode, 337
Saturation blending mode, 334–335
Constant slider, 274
Content Aware Fill, 236
contrast
rain effect, 196
reducing, 24
Contrast blending mode collection, 315–327
Hard Light blending mode, 318–319
Hard Mix blending mode, 326–327
Linear Light blending mode, 322–323
Overlay blending mode, 315–316
Pin Light blending mode, 324–325
Soft Light blending mode, 317–318
Vivid Light blending mode, 320–321
Contrast slider, 262
Creative Cloud Library, 112
Creative Console, 10
CUBE format, 135
Curves adjustment, 70, 260, 261, 266
Curves adjustment layer, 15–16, 19–28, 266–267
channel curves tweaked with, 98–99
color cast removal and, 148
color replacement and, 140, 144
Curves adjustment vs., 70
dodging and burning with, 89–91
experiment files, 219–220, 226
gradient adjustments, 23–28, 45
Hard Mix blending mode and, 98, 101
inversion adjustments, 176
Levels adjustment layer vs., 261
Overlay blending mode and, 24, 94, 96
Screen blending mode and, 95, 96
Solarize curve creation, 178–179
Targeted Adjustment Tool and, 30, 261
Curves panel, 21
Darken blending mode, 237, 254, 298–299
Darken blending mode collection, 298–306
Color Burn blending mode, 302–303
Darker Color blending mode, 306–307
Linear Burn blending mode, 304–305
Multiply blending mode, 299–300
Darker Color blending mode, 306–307
data
pixels as basic, 12
seeing images as, 18
desaturating
layers, 69
Difference blending mode, 67, 68, 328–329
digital image processing, 14–18
DIKW initialism, 12
Dissolve blending mode, 296–297
calculations for, 286
distortion effects, 229
eye retouching and, 122
vignette removal and, 114, 116
Curves adjustment layers for, 89–91
dedicated tools for, 86
Overlay blending mode for, 87–89
portrait retouching and, 235
drop shadows, 300
duotone effect, 127
duplicating channels, 70
editing
dissolve portrait effect, 206–209
Eliot, T. S., 12
Elliptical Marquee tool, 227
Enhance Brightness & Contrast option, 265
Enhance Monochromatic Contrast option, 265
Enhance Per Channel Contrast option, 265
Exclusion blending mode, 330
experiment files, 6, 33, 214–232
best practices for, 216
gradient experiments file, 214–215
solving problems with, 228–231, 232
Exposure adjustment layer, 170, 267–268
Exposure slider, 267
eyestrain, 11
Fade command, 192
Fill adjustments
blending modes and, 39, 287–289
Gradient Fill, 109, 110, 236, 282–283
Solid Color fill, 126–127, 146, 244, 282
filling
layers, 87
filters
Camera Raw, 117
Clouds, 192
Find Edges, 54
Graduated Neutral Density, 104–106
Lens Correction, 117
Median Blur, 255
Find Dark & Light Colors option, 265
Find Edges filter, 54
Flat Round Mixer Brush, 206
Foreground to Background gradient, 215
frequency
descriptions of, 248
bit depth related to, 251
high vs. low frequency and, 248–249
portrait retouching and, 237
Gamma Correction slider, 267
gamma readout, 263
Gaussian blur
color cast removal and, 150
eye retouching and, 122
mask selections and, 70, 75, 79
Orton effect and, 188–189, 192
rain effect and, 194
See also blur filters
editing with, 62
preset creation, 217
Smoothness slider, 20
Gradient Fill adjustment layer, 282–283
portrait retouching and, 236
vignette creation and, 109, 110
Gradient Map adjustment layer, 280–281
adding and working with, 62
luminosity selections with, 61–65
range selections with, 100–101
zone control with, 163
Gradient Picker, 62
gradient ramp, 109, 113, 131, 163, 280
Gradient tool, 104, 107, 215, 217, 218
gradients
color creation, 29
creating and editing, 62
GND filter creation, 104
noise, 281
Posterize adjustments, 20, 23, 28
presets for, 62, 109, 110, 130, 280, 283
vignette creation, 107
Gradients panel, 112, 130, 215
Graduated Neutral Density (GND) filters, 104–106
graphic controls, 19
gray step wedges, 128
grayscale
converting color to, 31–33, 167–171
viewing saturation as, 184
groups
adjustment layer, 140
blending mode of, 74
helper layer, 184
guides
changing color of, 216
dragging into documents, 224
Hard Light blending mode, 318–319
Hard Mix blending mode, 326–327
contrast enhancement, 97
Curves adjustment layer and, 98, 101, 226
Levels adjustment layer and, 177
reference images, 327
Healing Brush tool, 237
explanation of, 174
grouping, 184
Invert, 175
naming suggestions, 174
HSB color option, 142
HSL color space, 269
color grading and, 127
color replacement and, 136
Hue/Saturation adjustment layer, 269–270
Blend If settings and, 45
color cast removal with, 148
color grading with, 128
color replacement with, 137, 139–140, 143–144
desaturating target areas with, 139
Orton effect and, 192
reducing saturation with, 102
Targeted Adjustment Tool and, 68, 261, 270
hues
definition of, 13
isolating, 180
ICC Abstract format, 135
information vs. data, 12
Inversion blending mode collection, 328–333
Difference blending mode, 328–329
Exclusion blending mode, 330
Subtract blending mode, 331
keyboard, 11
knowledge, 13
layer masks. See masks
layer stacks, 15
Layer Style dialog box, 40, 94, 149
applying adjustments to, 37
clipping, 38
desaturating, 69
filling, 87
naming, 174
See also adjustment layers
Legacy mode, Brightness/Contrast, 263
Lens Correction filter, 117
Levels adjustment, 260, 261, 263
Levels adjustment layer, 263–266
color matching and, 157
Curves adjustment layer vs., 261
Hue/Saturation selections and, 68–69
inversion adjustments, 177
Orton effect and, 192
rain effect and, 199
Libraries panel, 140, 155, 184
Lighten blending mode, 308
rain effect and, 198
skin retouching and, 253
Lighten blending mode collection, 308–315
Color Dodge blending mode, 310–311
Lighten blending mode, 308
Lighter Color blending mode, 314–315
Linear Dodge blending mode, 312–313
Screen blending mode, 309
Lighter Color blending mode, 29, 314–315
Lightness slider, 128, 137, 143, 269
lightness vs. brightness, 143
Linear Burn blending mode, 304–305
Orton effect and, 190–191, 192
reference images, 305
Linear Dodge blending mode, 312–313
portrait retouching and, 236
rain effect and, 197
reference images, 313
vignette removal and, 115
linear gradients, 104, 201, 226
Linear Light blending mode, 322–323
luminance, 14
luminosity
brightness distinguished from, 14
color channel multipliers and, 17
removing from images, 179
Luminosity blending mode, 337
Black & White adjustment layer and, 33, 221, 272
color matching process and, 157
experiment file for, 228
Gradient Map adjustment layer and, 163
luminosity removal and, 179
portrait retouching and, 237, 241, 253
Spot Healing Brush and, 253
vignette removal and, 116
luminosity masks, 61
Magic Wand tool, 71, 150, 181, 208
manual selections, 54
“marching ants” line, 56
Marquee tool, 218
masks
color replacement using, 138–139
group blending mode for, 78–80
luminosity, 61
proportional, 139
toggling on/off, 72
viewing, 72
Masks Properties panel, 101
meaning, information and, 13
Median Blur filter, 255
midpoint slider, 117, 199, 263–264, 280
midtone contrast, 24
Mixer Brush tool, 204, 205–206, 252, 254
Monogram Creative Console, 10
Move tool, 217
Multiply blending mode, 299–300
darkening photos with, 93
GND filter creation and, 105, 106
math used for, 291
Threshold adjustment layer and, 181
naming
assets, 216
layers, 174
neutral color blending modes, 287
neutral values, starting with, 169
New Channel icon, 70
New Layer dialog box, 260
noise gradients, 281
non-commutative blending modes, 286–287
Color, 336
Luminosity, 337
Subtract, 331
See also commutative blending modes
Normal blending mode, 296
eye retouching and, 122
group mode as, 74
resetting Brush to, 81
Offset slider, 267
Opacity adjustments
blending modes and, 39, 287–289
dissolve portrait effect and, 208
experiment file for, 222
vignette creation and, 110
Orton, Michael, 188
Overlay blending mode, 315–316
contrast increased with, 93, 94
Curves adjustment layer and, 24, 94, 96
dodging and burning with, 87–89
gradient layers and, 44
portrait retouching and, 241, 246
stamped portrait effect and, 203
Theshold adjustment layer and, 182
vignette creation and, 111
painting
masks with blending modes, 80–83
vignettes created by, 112
Pass Through blending mode, 74
Pattern adjustment layer, 283
perceptual color models, 17
Photo Filter adjustment layer, 273
Photoshop image processing, 14–18
Pin Light blending mode, 324–325
pixels, data as, 12
Polygonal Lasso tool, 225
Rembrandt portrait example, 239–247
Posterize adjustment layer, 276
experiment file, 222
how it works, 31
Preserve Luminosity checkbox, 271
presets
Black & White, 272
brush tip, 204
Color Lookup, 275
Hue/Saturation, 270
Levels, 264
Photo Filter, 273
previews
clipping results, 264
Smart Object effect, 199
tonal variation, 273
gradient experiments file, 214–215
solving problems, 228–231, 232
Properties panel, 68, 73, 221, 260, 261
proportional masks, 139
Protect Tones option, 86
quantization, 31
Quick Select tool, 239
ramps
color, 68, 69, 109, 129, 269–270
gradient, 109, 113, 131, 163, 280
Randomize button, 281
range sliders, 270
Raw Linen texture, 205
Rectangular Marquee tool, 217, 224
reference chips, 128
references. See adjustment layers reference; blending modes reference
Relative color adjustments, 279
Rembrandt portrait project, 239–247
Rembrandt van Rijn, 239
removing
luminosity, 179
retouching portraits. See portrait retouching
Retouching Toolkit (RTK), 10–11
Reverse option, 109
RGB color space, 17
Rock, The (Eliot), 12
Roughness slider, 281
saturation
helper layer for seeing, 183–184
Saturation blending mode, 180, 334–335
Screen blending mode, 309
lightening photos with, 93, 95
rain effect and, 199
Threshold adjustment layer and, 182
Select Subject command, 54, 72, 78–79, 236, 239
automatic, 54
Gradient Map luminosity, 61–65
manual, 54
Selective Color adjustment layer, 278–279
black-and-white conversion and, 169–170
saturation view using, 183–184
selective sharpening, 229
self blends, 39, 220, 226, 310
semi-automated selections, 54
Sepia Gradient Map, 170
shade, definition of, 13
Sharpen tool, 206
sharpening
selective, 229
Smart Filters
Black & White, 271
Brightness/Contrast, 262
Channel Mixer, 273
Color Balance, 270
Color Lookup, 275
Curves, 266
Exposure, 267
Gradient Fill, 282
Gradient Map, 280
Hue/Saturation, 269
Invert, 276
Levels, 263
Pattern, 283
Photo Filter, 273
Posterize, 276
Selective Color, 278
Solid Fill, 282
Threshold, 278
Vibrance, 268
Snap Neutral Midtones option, 265
snapping feature, 217
Soft Light blending mode, 317–318
brightening eyes with, 119, 121, 122
contrast increased with, 93
Orton effect and, 192
portrait retouching and, 241
Solid Color fill layer, 282
color replacement and, 146
portrait retouching and, 244
Solid Fill adjustment layer, 282
solving problems, 228–231, 232
Special 8 blending modes, 287
Spot Healing Brush tool, 237, 253
Stamp Merge Visible technique, 48
stamped copies, 48, 69, 151, 195
stamped portrait effect, 201–206
Mixer Brush tool and, 204, 205–206
technique for setting up, 201–204
Subtract blending mode, 331
Target Colors & Clipping option, 265
Targeted Adjustment Tool (TAT)
Black & White adjustment layer and, 261, 272
Curves adjustment layer and, 30, 261
Hue/Saturation adjustment layer and, 68, 261, 270
textures
preserving, 70
stamped portrait effect, 205
This Layer slider, 42
Threshold adjustment layer, 278
stamped portrait effect and, 201–202
Threshold Level slider, 202
tint, definition of, 13
Tint image option, 272
tone, definition of, 13
Transform Selection option, 224
value, brightness as, 13
Vibrance adjustment layer, 268
viewing
masks, 72
vignette slider, 117
Vivid Light blending mode, 320–321
portrait retouching and, 244
reference images, 321
wisdom, molding knowledge into, 13
workbench files. See experiment files
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