Index

Image

(backslash key), 72

3DL format, 135

8-bit mode, 251

16-bit mode, 251

50% gray, 24, 87, 290

A

Absolute color adjustments, 279

abstracting the tools, 67

Ackoff, Russell, 12

Adams, Ansel, 163

Add Noise filter, 122, 194, 195, 230

adjustable lighting, 1112

adjustment layers, 15, 259262

adding to documents, 37

adjustments vs., 70, 260

blending modes used with, 39, 9596

color channels targeted by, 39

grouping, 140

masks used on, 3738

options for choosing, 260

Properties panel buttons, 261

adjustment layers reference, 259283

Black & White, 271272

Brightness/Contrast, 262263

Channel Mixer, 273275

Color Balance, 270271

Color Lookup, 275

Curves, 266267

Exposure, 267268

Gradient Fill, 282283

Gradient Map, 280281

Hue/Saturation, 269270

Invert, 276

Levels, 263266

Pattern, 283

Photo Filter, 273

Posterize, 276

Selective Color, 278279

Solid Fill, 282

Threshold, 278

Vibrance, 268

See also specific adjustment layers

Adjustments library, 184

Adjustments menu, 260

Adjustments panel, 37

Adobe Sensei AI, 54, 239

alpha blending, 288

alpha channels, 5455

creating, 6364, 70

selections using, 55, 71

Apply Image dialog box, 190, 250

art, concepts expressed through, 13

Artistic Brushes Canvas set, 205

assets, naming, 216

atmospheric effects, 193200

author’s personal note, 46

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

Average Blur filter, 147, 148, 150

B

B&W Control Freak method, 167171

backdrop, 39, 286

background fixes, 236

backslash key (), 72

base layer, 39, 136, 286, 292

Berlier, Rocky, 163

bit depth, 251

Black & White adjustment layer, 271272

color to grayscale conversion and, 3133, 167, 168

Gradient Map used with, 130131

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, 3133, 167171

black-to-white gradient, 29, 161, 163, 167

blemish reduction, 253

Blend If feature, 4047

color adjustments, 4145

comparisons made with, 46

crossing the sliders, 98

duotone effect and, 127

how it works, 4041

image enhancements, 94, 9697

trapping transparency using, 4647

vignette removal, 117

blend layer, 39, 286, 293

blending modes, 16, 285295

adjustment layers and, 39, 9596

Blend If sliders and, 4047

categories of, 286287

controls and options for, 40

Fill and Opacity adjustments, 39, 287289

group options for, 74, 7880

image enhancement using, 9397

math used for, 290292

multiple layers required for, 15

painting with, 8083

blending modes reference, 285337

Color, 336

Color Burn, 302303

Color Dodge, 310311

Darken, 298299

Darker Color, 306307

Difference, 328329

Dissolve, 296297

Divide, 332333

Exclusion, 330

Hard Light, 318319

Hard Mix, 326327

Hue, 333334

Lighten, 308

Lighter Color, 314315

Linear Dodge, 312313

Linear Light, 322323

Luminosity, 337

Multiply, 299300

Normal, 296

Overlay, 315316

Pin Light, 324325

reference images, 292295

Saturation, 334335

Screen, 309

Soft Light, 317318

Subtract, 331

Vivid Light, 320321

See also specific blending modes

blending process, 39

blocking process, 168

blur filters

Average Blur, 147, 148, 150

Median Blur, 255

Motion Blur, 194, 195

Path Blur, 229, 230

See also Gaussian blur

Blur tool, 76

Boolean selections, 57, 65, 137

brightening eyes, 119122

brightness, 13

lightness vs., 143

luminosity vs., 14

Brightness slider, 262

Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer, 262263

bristle brushes, 205, 206

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

C

Calculations dialog box, 5960

Camera Raw filter, 117

Camera Raw vignette controls, 117

canvas

copying everything on, 48, 69

previewing results on, 60

Channel Mixer adjustment layer, 39, 273275

channel selections, 5461

alpha channels and, 5455

Boolean operations for, 5758

calculations used for, 5861

description of making, 5558

channels, 14

adjustment layers and, 39

alpha, 5455, 6364

Curves adjustments, 9899

duplicating, 70

experiment file, 225226

multipliers used for, 17

RGB composite, 59, 222

selections using, 5461

Channels panel, 57, 208, 225

CIE model, 17

Claw technique, 48, 69, 195

clipping display, 264

clipping layers, 38

Clone Stamp tool, 175, 237, 254

Clouds filter, 192

CMYK color space, 17

color

Blend If adjustments, 4145

converting to grayscale, 3133, 167171

Curves adjustments, 2931

definition of, 13

helper layer for seeing, 179180

matching, 151159

perceptual models of, 17

replacing, 136146

selecting, 5758

Color Balance adjustment layer, 270271

black-and-white conversions and, 170

color matching and, 159

color replacement and, 140, 144

color bars project, 215222

Color blending mode, 336

color cast removal and, 147

color grading and, 126, 127

color matching and, 155

color replacement and, 136137

dissolve portrait effect and, 209

helper layers and, 176

vignette creation and, 112

Color Burn blending mode, 302303

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, 146151, 271

color channels. See channels

Color Dodge blending mode, 310311

portrait retouching and, 149

reference images, 311

color grading, 126135

accuracy requirements for, 134

color lookup tables for, 131135

Gradient Maps for, 129131

Hue/Saturation adjustments for, 128

Solid Color fill layer for, 126127

Color Lookup adjustment layer, 275

Candlelight preset, 102

color grading with, 131, 132

mask created for, 65

color lookup tables (CLUTs), 131135, 160

color matching, 151159

Color Picker, 155, 180, 245, 265

color ramp, 68, 69, 109, 129, 269270

Color Range option, 73

color replacement, 136146

general techniques for, 136140

specific targets of, 141146

Color Sampler tool, 142

color samples

saving to library, 155156

tool for selecting, 142

Color Theory, 13

Colorize option, 270

commutative blending modes, 286

Darken, 298299

Darker Color, 306307

Difference, 328329

Exclusion, 330

Hard Mix, 326327

Lighten, 308

Lighter Color, 314315

Linear Burn, 304305

Linear Dodge, 312313

Multiply, 299300

Screen, 309

See also non-commutative blending modes

Component blending mode collection, 333337

Color blending mode, 336

Hue blending mode, 333334

Luminosity blending mode, 337

Saturation blending mode, 334335

composite portrait, 243244

Constant slider, 274

Content Aware Fill, 236

contrast

Hard Mix, 97102

increasing, 93, 94

rain effect, 196

reducing, 24

Contrast blending mode collection, 315327

Hard Light blending mode, 318319

Hard Mix blending mode, 326327

Linear Light blending mode, 322323

Overlay blending mode, 315316

Pin Light blending mode, 324325

Soft Light blending mode, 317318

Vivid Light blending mode, 320321

Contrast slider, 262

Creative Cloud Library, 112

Creative Console, 10

Crystallize filter, 194, 195

CUBE format, 135

Curves adjustment, 70, 260, 261, 266

Curves adjustment layer, 1516, 1928, 266267

blending modes and, 9497

channel curves tweaked with, 9899

color adjustment and, 2931

color cast removal and, 148

color matching and, 153, 155

color replacement and, 140, 144

Curves adjustment vs., 70

dodging and burning with, 8991

dragging to library, 155, 156

experiment files, 219220, 226

gradient adjustments, 2328, 45

Hard Mix blending mode and, 98, 101

inversion adjustments, 176

Levels adjustment layer vs., 261

Overlay blending mode and, 24, 94, 96

remapping process, 2022

Screen blending mode and, 95, 96

Solarize curve creation, 178179

Targeted Adjustment Tool and, 30, 261

Curves panel, 21

Curves Properties panel, 30, 61, 220, 267

D

Darken blending mode, 237, 254, 298299

Darken blending mode collection, 298306

Color Burn blending mode, 302303

Darken blending mode, 298299

Darker Color blending mode, 306307

Linear Burn blending mode, 304305

Multiply blending mode, 299300

Darker Color blending mode, 306307

data

pixels as basic, 12

seeing images as, 18

Density slider, 73, 101, 273

desaturating

layers, 69

target areas, 138, 139

Difference blending mode, 67, 68, 328329

digital image processing, 1418

DIKW initialism, 12

Dissolve blending mode, 296297

calculations for, 286

portrait effect, 206209

distortion effects, 229

Divide blending mode, 332333

eye retouching and, 122

vignette removal and, 114, 116

dodging and burning, 8592

best practices for, 9192

Curves adjustment layers for, 8991

dedicated tools for, 86

duplicate layers for, 8687

Overlay blending mode for, 8789

portrait retouching and, 235

drop shadows, 300

duotone effect, 127

duplicating channels, 70

E

editing

gradients, 62, 160163

masks, 70, 73, 7578, 79

effects, 187209

dissolve portrait effect, 206209

Orton effect, 188193

rain and atmosphere, 193200

stamped portrait, 201206

Eliot, T. S., 12

Elliptical Marquee tool, 227

Enhance Brightness & Contrast option, 265

Enhance Monochromatic Contrast option, 265

Enhance Per Channel Contrast option, 265

equilateral triangle, 224227

ergonomic solutions, 11, 163

Exclusion blending mode, 330

experiment files, 6, 33, 214232

basic color bars, 215222

best practices for, 216

gradient experiments file, 214215

hue wheel, 227228

RGB triangle, 224227

solving problems with, 228231, 232

Exposure adjustment layer, 170, 267268

Exposure slider, 267

eye brightening, 119122

Eyedropper tool, 113, 155

eyedroppers, 154, 264

eyestrain, 11

F

Fade command, 192

Feather slider, 73, 101

Fill adjustments

blending modes and, 39, 287289

Gradient Fill, 109, 110, 236, 282283

Solid Color fill, 126127, 146, 244, 282

Fill dialog box, 87, 90

Fill slider, 219, 288, 296

filling

layers, 87

selections, 7475

filters

Add Noise, 122, 194, 195, 230

Average Blur, 147, 148, 150

Camera Raw, 117

Clouds, 192

Crystallize, 194, 195

Find Edges, 54

Graduated Neutral Density, 104106

High Pass, 250, 316

Lens Correction, 117

Median Blur, 255

Motion Blur, 194, 195

Path Blur, 229, 230

Find Dark & Light Colors option, 265

Find Edges filter, 54

Flat Fan brush, 204, 205

Flat Round Mixer Brush, 206

Foreground to Background gradient, 215

frequency

descriptions of, 248

high vs. low, 248249

Frequency Separation, 247255

bit depth related to, 251

high vs. low frequency and, 248249

portrait retouching and, 237

variations on technique of, 254255

G

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, 188189, 192

rain effect and, 194

skin retouching and, 250, 252

See also blur filters

GND filters, 104106

Gradient Editor, 160163

editing with, 62

gradient bar, 160161

preset creation, 217

Smoothness slider, 20

vignette creation, 109, 110

Gradient Fill adjustment layer, 282283

portrait retouching and, 236

vignette creation and, 109, 110

Gradient Map adjustment layer, 280281

adding and working with, 62

color grading with, 129131

luminosity selections with, 6165

range selections with, 100101

zone control with, 163

Gradient Picker, 62

gradient ramp, 109, 113, 131, 163, 280

Gradient tool, 104, 107, 215, 217, 218

gradients

Blend If settings, 4344

color creation, 29

creating and editing, 62

Curves adjustments, 2328

experiments file, 214215

GND filter creation, 104

noise, 281

Posterize adjustments, 20, 23, 28

presets for, 62, 109, 110, 130, 280, 283

vignette creation, 107

zone control, 160166

Gradients panel, 112, 130, 215

Graduated Neutral Density (GND) filters, 104106

graphic controls, 19

graphics tablets, 910

gray step wedges, 128

grayscale

converting color to, 3133, 167171

viewing saturation as, 184

groups

adjustment layer, 140

blending mode of, 74

helper layer, 184

guides

changing color of, 216

dragging into documents, 224

H

Hard Light blending mode, 318319

Hard Mix blending mode, 326327

contrast enhancement, 97

Curves adjustment layer and, 98, 101, 226

Levels adjustment layer and, 177

reference images, 327

Healing Brush tool, 237

helper layers, 173184

color/hue, 179180

explanation of, 174

grouping, 184

Invert, 175

luminosity, 176177

naming suggestions, 174

Saturation Mask, 183184

Solarize, 178179

Threshold, 181182

high frequency, 248, 249

High Pass filter, 250, 316

HSB color option, 142

HSL color space, 269

Hue blending mode, 333334

color grading and, 127

color replacement and, 136

Hue slider, 45, 139, 146, 269

hue wheel/circle, 227228

Hue/Saturation adjustment layer, 269270

Blend If settings and, 45

color cast removal with, 148

color grading with, 128

color replacement with, 137, 139140, 143144

desaturating target areas with, 139

Orton effect and, 192

reducing saturation with, 102

selections using, 6771

Targeted Adjustment Tool and, 68, 261, 270

hues

definition of, 13

isolating, 180

ramps for, 269270

I

ICC Abstract format, 135

image enhancement, 9397

Info panel, 142, 144

information vs. data, 12

Inversion blending mode collection, 328333

Difference blending mode, 328329

Divide blending mode, 332333

Exclusion blending mode, 330

Subtract blending mode, 331

Invert adjustment layer, 175, 276

K

keyboard, 11

knowledge, 13

L

language note, 1314

Lasso tool, 70, 76, 252

layer masks. See masks

layer stacks, 15

Layer Style dialog box, 40, 94, 149

layers, 1415

applying adjustments to, 37

blending controls, 3948

clipping, 38

desaturating, 69

filling, 87

helper, 173184

naming, 174

Smart Object, 47, 195

See also adjustment layers

Legacy Gradients, 109, 130

Legacy mode, Brightness/Contrast, 263

Lens Correction filter, 117

Levels adjustment, 260, 261, 263

Levels adjustment layer, 263266

color matching and, 157

Curves adjustment layer vs., 261

Hue/Saturation selections and, 6869

inversion adjustments, 177

mask editing using, 7578, 79

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, 308315

Color Dodge blending mode, 310311

Lighten blending mode, 308

Lighter Color blending mode, 314315

Linear Dodge blending mode, 312313

Screen blending mode, 309

Lighter Color blending mode, 29, 314315

lighting, adjustable, 1112

Lightness slider, 128, 137, 143, 269

lightness vs. brightness, 143

Linear Burn blending mode, 304305

Orton effect and, 190191, 192

reference images, 305

Linear Dodge blending mode, 312313

portrait retouching and, 236

rain effect and, 197

reference images, 313

vignette removal and, 115

linear gradients, 104, 201, 226

Linear Light blending mode, 322323

low frequency, 248, 249

luminance, 14

luminosity

brightness distinguished from, 14

color channel multipliers and, 17

removing from images, 179

selections based on, 6165

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

M

Magic Wand tool, 71, 150, 181, 208

manual selections, 54

“marching ants” line, 56

Marquee tool, 218

masks

adjustment layer, 3738

alpha channels and, 5455

color replacement using, 138139

group blending mode for, 7880

Levels adjustment, 7578, 79

luminosity, 61

painting, 8083

promoting, 7375

proportional, 139

saturation, 183184

toggling on/off, 72

viewing, 72

Masks Properties panel, 101

matching colors, 151159

meaning, information and, 13

Median Blur filter, 255

midpoint slider, 117, 199, 263264, 280

midtone contrast, 24

Mixer Brush tool, 204, 205206, 252, 254

Monochrome option, 274275

Monogram Creative Console, 10

Motion Blur filter, 194, 195

Move tool, 217

Multiply blending mode, 299300

darkening photos with, 93

GND filter creation and, 105, 106

group masking and, 74, 7880

mask editing and, 70, 73

math used for, 291

Threshold adjustment layer and, 181

N

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, adding, 122, 194

noise gradients, 281

non-commutative blending modes, 286287

Color, 336

Color Burn, 302303

Color Dodge, 310311

Divide, 332333

Hard Light, 318319

Hue, 333334

Linear Light, 322323

Luminosity, 337

Overlay, 315316

Pin Light, 324325

Saturation, 334335

Soft Light, 317318

Subtract, 331

Vivid Light, 320321

See also commutative blending modes

Normal blending mode, 296

eye retouching and, 122

group mode as, 74

resetting Brush to, 81

O

Offset slider, 267

Opacity adjustments

blending modes and, 39, 287289

dissolve portrait effect and, 208

experiment file for, 222

vignette creation and, 110

Opacity slider, 273, 288, 296

Orton effect, 188193

Orton, Michael, 188

Overlay blending mode, 315316

contrast increased with, 93, 94

Curves adjustment layer and, 24, 94, 96

dodging and burning with, 8789

eye retouching and, 120121

gradient layers and, 44

painting with, 81, 120121

portrait retouching and, 241, 246

rain effects and, 195196

stamped portrait effect and, 203

Theshold adjustment layer and, 182

vignette creation and, 111

P

painting

color replacement by, 136137

eye retouching by, 119122

masks with blending modes, 8083

vignettes created by, 112

parametric controls, 19, 20

Pass Through blending mode, 74

Path Blur filter, 229, 230

Pattern adjustment layer, 283

perceptual color models, 17

Photo Filter adjustment layer, 273

Photoshop image processing, 1418

Pin Light blending mode, 324325

pixels, data as, 12

Polygonal Lasso tool, 225

portrait effects, 201209

dissolve portrait, 206209

stamped portrait, 201206

portrait retouching, 234238

basic process for, 234238

Rembrandt portrait example, 239247

skin retouching and, 249254

Posterize adjustment layer, 276

experiment file, 222

gradients and, 20, 23, 28

how it works, 31

Preserve Luminosity checkbox, 271

presets

Black & White, 272

brush tip, 204

Channel Mixer, 273, 275

CLUT, 131, 132, 135

Color Lookup, 275

gradient, 62, 109, 110, 130

Gradient Map, 280, 283

Hue/Saturation, 270

Levels, 264

Photo Filter, 273

previews

calculation results, 59, 60

clipping results, 264

Smart Object effect, 199

tonal variation, 273

problem solving, 228231, 232

project examples, 213255

color bars, 215222

experiment files, 214232

frequency separation, 247255

gradient experiments file, 214215

hue wheel, 227228

portrait retouching, 234238

Rembrandt portrait, 239247

RGB triangle, 224227

solving problems, 228231, 232

promoting masks, 7375

Properties panel, 68, 73, 221, 260, 261

proportional masks, 139

Protect Tones option, 86

Q

quantization, 31

Quick Select tool, 239

R

radial gradients, 107, 114

rain effects, 193200

ramps

color, 68, 69, 109, 129, 269270

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

remapping process, 2022

Rembrandt portrait project, 239247

Rembrandt van Rijn, 239

removing

color cast, 146151

luminosity, 179

vignettes, 113117

retouching portraits. See portrait retouching

Retouching Toolkit (RTK), 1011

Reverse option, 109

RGB color space, 17

RGB triangle project, 224227

Rock, The (Eliot), 12

Roughness slider, 281

S

saturation

desaturating, 69, 138, 139

helper layer for seeing, 183184

Saturation blending mode, 180, 334335

Saturation mask, 183184

Saturation slider, 68, 269

Screen blending mode, 309

Curves adjustment and, 95, 96

lightening photos with, 93, 95

Orton effect and, 191, 192

rain effect and, 199

Threshold adjustment layer and, 182

Select Subject command, 54, 72, 7879, 236, 239

selections, 5471

automatic, 54

Boolean, 57, 65

channel, 5461

filling, 7475

Gradient Map luminosity, 6165

Hue/Saturation, 6771

loading, 73, 74

manual, 54

subject, 7879, 203

Selective Color adjustment layer, 278279

black-and-white conversion and, 169170

color matching and, 158159

saturation view using, 183184

selective sharpening, 229

self blends, 39, 220, 226, 310

semi-automated selections, 54

Sensei AI, 54, 239

Sepia Gradient Map, 170

shade, definition of, 13

Sharpen tool, 206

sharpening

High Pass, 250, 316

selective, 229

skin retouching, 249254

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

Smart Objects, 47, 195, 199

Smoothness slider, 20, 280

Smudge tool, 204205

Snap Neutral Midtones option, 265

snapping feature, 217

Soft Light blending mode, 317318

brightening eyes with, 119, 121, 122

contrast increased with, 93

Orton effect and, 192

portrait retouching and, 241

Solarize curve, 178179

Solid Color fill layer, 282

color grading and, 126127

color replacement and, 146

portrait retouching and, 244

Solid Fill adjustment layer, 282

solving problems, 228231, 232

Special 8 blending modes, 287

Color Burn, 302303

Color Dodge, 310311

Difference, 328329

Hard Mix, 326327

Linear Burn, 304305

Linear Dodge, 312313

Linear Light, 322323

Vivid Light, 320321

Spot Healing Brush tool, 237, 253

Stamp Merge Visible technique, 48

stamped copies, 48, 69, 151, 195

stamped portrait effect, 201206

Mixer Brush tool and, 204, 205206

Smudge tool and, 204205

technique for setting up, 201204

Subtract blending mode, 331

T

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

rain effect, 196197

stamped portrait effect, 205

This Layer slider, 42

Threshold adjustment layer, 278

as helper layer, 181182

stamped portrait effect and, 201202

Threshold Level slider, 202

tint, definition of, 13

Tint image option, 272

tone, definition of, 13

tools, abstracting, 67

Transform Selection option, 224

transparency, trapping, 4647

triangle creation, 224227

U

Underlying Layer slider, 43, 45, 117

V

value, brightness as, 13

Vibrance adjustment layer, 268

viewing

masks, 72

saturation, 183184

vignette slider, 117

vignettes, 106117

adding, 106113

removing, 113117

Vivid Light blending mode, 320321

portrait retouching and, 244

reference images, 321

W

Wacom tablets, 910, 204

wisdom, molding knowledge into, 13

workbench files. See experiment files

Z

zone control, 160166

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