Photoshop CC: Creative Working Techniques

Learn how levels and adjustment layers control brightness and contrast by adjusting black, white, and middle gray points, then apply these techniques to a BMW car image.

Learn to brighten or darken images in Photoshop CC using the curves adjustment, control shadows and highlights, and refine contrast by setting white and black points.

Duplicate layers to control light and shadow using blending modes like screen, multiply, and soft light. Apply layer masks and adjust opacity to refine brightness and contrast.

Learn to brighten or darken images with black and white fill layers, solid color fills, and blending modes, then refine contrast with opacity, curves or levels, and layer masks.

Open the Camera Raw basic panel in Photoshop to adjust exposure, highlights, shadows, and contrast, and fine-tune colors using luminance and hue/saturation for greens, yellows, oranges, and magenta.

Explore camera raw tone curve to deepen shadows, compress highlights, and increase contrast using left-right controls and sliders, balancing lights and darks for a retro look.

Learn to craft dramatic black and white images in Photoshop using luminosity blending, adjust lights and contrast, and selectively affect colors while retouching makeup.

Learn to boost portrait contrast and contours with Photoshop channels: select a channel, load a selection, convert to black and white, and adjust luminosity with levels or curves.

Explore how to adjust color with levels and curves in Photoshop CC, using color channels, selective color, masks, and balance to create contrast and vintage tones.

Adjust selective color using an adjustment layer to target reds and yellows, refine color tweaks with channel selections, and compare before and after for a warmer, more natural look.

Explore color balance in Photoshop CC by adjusting shadows, midtones, and highlights to craft warm, sunny tones or cool blues, and see before-and-after results.

Master color work in Photoshop by using simple color layers and brushes, adjusting opacity, and applying blending modes such as normal, multiply, soft light, and gradient maps to shape lights.

Learn to harness the most powerful color tools in Photoshop, including solid color, selective color, gradient maps, curves and levels, color bars, and saturation to craft flexible, dynamic color workflows.

Learn two Photoshop black-and-white conversion methods: hue/saturation adjustment and solid color fill with color blending mode. Explore how luminosity preserves tonal balance and unlock creative techniques for amazing black-and-white results.

Use a black and white adjustment layer in Photoshop CC to affect the entire image; avoid selections through channels and adjust red, yellow, and blue colors to brighten or darken.

Explore camera raw black and white techniques in Photoshop CC, using grayscale, hue/saturation, and tone curve to shape shadows, highlights, and contrast for dramatic black and white images.

Explore black-and-white outcomes in Photoshop using the channel mixer to balance red, green, and blue, set monochrome, and keep total value at 100 percent for dramatic results.

Explore creative black and white conversion in Photoshop CC using saturation, curves, levels, and channel mixer to craft dramatic, retro, or washed-out looks, with simple, non-layered workflows.

Learn basic retouching techniques in Photoshop CC, including the healing brush, clone stamp, patch tool, and spot healing brush, using non-destructive layers to remove blemishes while preserving texture and color.

Learn frequency separation in Photoshop to split an image into texture and color layers, duplicate layers, blur for the low frequency, apply image for the high frequency, and retouch skin.

Master non destructive skin retouching in Photoshop with frequency separation, using high and low frequency layers, smart objects, and precise masking to preserve texture while smoothing and color correcting.

Discover how to redefine inverted high pass for natural skin retouching using a two-layer frequency separation approach, with smart objects and actions to speed up your workflow.

Learn dodge and burn techniques with inverted high pass, curves, levels, and hue/saturation adjustments to quickly enhance contrast and refine shadows in black-and-white images.