Masking

Adobe Camera Raw (v15.3) introduces Denoise and several Masking updates including new People Masking Categories and Adaptive Presets.

If you weren’t able to join me in-person at Adobe MAX, you can now watch the recorded version “Creating Compelling Composite Images in Photoshop” online! In this presentation, you’ll discover the tools and techniques you need to create a successful composite using layers and masking in Photoshop. During the one hour seminar, I walk through the creation of two images, demonstrating efficient ways to organize, construct, and combine multiple images in Photoshop as well as reveal my creative process and how I fabricate surreal images that enable a viewer to temporarily suspend their disbelief and enter a world inspired by thoughts and dreams.

In this video, you’ll learn discover how to use Photoshop’s Object Selection tool to quickly select objects and regions within a photograph as well as learn tips and shortcuts for customizing overlay options, choosing selection modes, using the Mask All Objects command, and setting Image Processing preferences.

Whether you’re looking to pursue a career in design or photography, or you want to learn the tools to enhance your own image making, this Photoshop course is for you! You’ll master the three most essential aspects of Photoshop: layers, selections, and masking, work with smart objects and smart filters, apply nondestructive adjustment layers, create shape layers, learn the pen tool, add type and layer effects, work with libraries and artboards, make animations and much, much, more!

Below are over 225  shortcuts, tips, and tricks for using Adobe Camera Raw! Or, you can use this link to download the 14 page PDF!

intelligence and machine learning using Photoshop’s Photo Restoration and Colorize Neural filters. This video shows you how to add Smart Filters, take advantage of Smart Filter masks, and use Layer masks and Blend Modes for added flexibility while editing.

Discover how to take your photographs to the next level by enhancing selective areas of a photograph. In this video, Julieanne Kost shares tips, tricks, and techniques for making the most out of Adobe Camera Raw’s new masking tools including automated selections based on Adobe Sensei (Select Subject, Object, Sky, People, and Background), manual painting tools (brush, eraser, linear and radial gradients), and Range Masking (color, luminance, and depth). She also walks through Syncing, Copy/Paste, and using Adaptive Presets – all guaranteed to make your workflow more efficient.

oday’s episode of The Complete Picture (How to Improve a Photograph by Adding a Complimentary Background), Julieanne demonstrates how to improve a photograph of a sand dollar by adding a background that compliments it’s texture, color, and structure.

If you weren’t able to watch Adobe MAX in real time, you can still view many of the sessions and labs on-demand. Below are the links to the two presentations that I made, but be sure to check out all of the other free training and inspirational content on the site! 

I’m excited to announce that my new Photoshop 2022 Essential Training course is now available on LinkedIn Learning! With 100+ videos in the course, you’ll find exactly the information that you need to master all of Photoshop’s essential tools.

My Photoshop 2021 Essential Training: Basics course has been selected to be a part of LinkedIn’s Global Skills Initiative to help people gain the digital skills they need to fill the most in-demand jobs around the world. If you are just learning Photoshop (or are in need a refresher of the fundamentals), but sure to take advantage of this fantastic opportunity to master the essentials of Photoshop (over 6 hours of exceptional training!)

I’m excited to announce that my new Photoshop 2021 Essential Training: Photography course is now available on LinkedIn Learning and Lynda.com! Whether you’re a professional photographer or someone who just wants to improve your image-making skills, this course can help you take your images to the next level and get the results that you want using Photoshop 2021.

I’m excited to announce that my new Photoshop 2021 Essential Training: Basics course is now available on LinkedIn Learning and Lynda.com. This course was created specifically to help designers master the most commonly used tools and techniques in Photoshop with the goal of removing technical barriers in order to start creating as soon as possible.

I’m excited to announce that my new Photoshop 2020 Essential Training: Basics course is now available on LinkedIn Learning and  Lynda.com. Whether you’re looking to pursue a career in design or photography or just want to enhance the images you take of your family and friends, learning how to use Photoshop is one of the best investments you can make in your work.