Lynda - Exploring Photoshop: Mastering Curves

Size: 656MB | Duration: 2h 48m | Video: AVC (.mp4) 1280x720 15&30fps | Audio: AAC 48KHz 2ch

Genre: eLearning | Level: Advanced | Language: English

When it comes to adjusting tonality and color in Photoshop, most people start with Levels. And most people stay there. But the Curves tool is far more powerful than Levels for controlling color, highlights, shadows, brightness, and contrast. The Photoshop Curves panel offers broader, deeper, more precise controls than Levels for adjusting images. In this course, photographer and educator Taz Tally demystifies Curves, showing how to use the tool to adjust tonality, make color corrections, produce creative effects, and more. By the end of the course, you'll be a Curves convert.

Topics include:

* Using Curves adjustment layers for nondestructive editing

* Setting highlights and shadows

* Making area-specific tonal adjustments

* Using masks to control adjustments

* Adjusting color, brightness, and contrast

* Making quick adjustments

* Fine-tuning your curves