Essentials of Masking in Photoshop and Lightroom (2022)
1h 49mIntermediate2022-06-13
Authors

Theresa Jackson
Graphic Artist, Teacher
Course details
Masking is one of the most commonly preferred tools for editing and compositing digital images. It’s easy to get started with masks, too, especially in Photoshop or Lightroom. In this course, graphic artist Theresa Jackson gives you an overview of masking and how it works in each application so you can decide what’s best for you.
Learn the essentials of masks, how they function, and why they’re so widely used. Explore the differences and similarities of masks in Photoshop versus Lightroom, before taking a deeper dive into specific features uniquely available in each. From layer masks and color masks in Photoshop, to submasks and intersect masks in Lightroom, Theresa covers everything you need to know to mask on your own. By the end of this course, you’ll be ready to use both programs simultaneously as well as edit on your tablet or phone.
Learn the essentials of masks, how they function, and why they’re so widely used. Explore the differences and similarities of masks in Photoshop versus Lightroom, before taking a deeper dive into specific features uniquely available in each. From layer masks and color masks in Photoshop, to submasks and intersect masks in Lightroom, Theresa covers everything you need to know to mask on your own. By the end of this course, you’ll be ready to use both programs simultaneously as well as edit on your tablet or phone.
Skills covered
LightroomAsset ManagementImage EditingPhotoshopPhotographyGraphic DesignEssential TrainingAdobe
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Masking essentials for image editing
- 02 - Using the exercise files
1. The Basics - Masking Overview
- 03 - What is a mask
- 04 - Photoshop versus Lightroom
2. Photoshop Masks
- 05 - Photoshop layer mask basics
- 06 - Photoshop layer mask from selection
- 07 - Photoshop Select and Mask workspace
- 08 - Photoshop adjustment layer mask
- 09 - Color Range command and luminance masks
- 10 - Photoshop layer group mask
3. Lightroom Masks
- 11 - Lightroom masks basics
- 12 - Lightroom Classic masks
- 13 - Lightroom masks basics
- 14 - Lightroom for iPad masks
- 15 - Lightroom phone masks
- 16 - Lightroom automatic masks - Select Subject and Select Sky
- 17 - Lightroom manual masks - Brush and Linear and Radial Gradient
- 18 - Lightroom Color Range Mask
- 19 - Lightroom Luminance Range Mask
- 20 - Lightroom Depth Range Mask
- 21 - Lightroom sub masks for add or subtract
- 22 - Lightroom Intersect Mask
- 23 - Lightroom mask, select the opposite
4. Photoshop and Lightroom Together
- 24 - Send from Lightroom to Photoshop
- 25 - Smart Object and Camera Raw masks
- 26 - Photoshop or Lightroom - When to use each
Conclusion
- 27 - What's next
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