Two Great Methods For Creating Luminosity Masks in Photoshop [Step-by-Step Guide]

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In this tutorial, you will learn how to create Luminosity Masks in Photoshop. You will learn two methods to target the tonality of your images.
📘 INDEX - Photoshop Luminosity Masks Explained
00:56 - Layer Mask Explanation
04:25 - "Warning: No Pixels are more than 50% selected"
05:05 - Luminosity Masks in Photoshop
07:54 - Selections Types Explained
09:31 - Selecting Midtones
11:00 - Making More Luminosity Masks
14:24 - Color Range Method
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@PhotoshopTrainingChannel 5 жыл бұрын

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@MrPeachy49 5 жыл бұрын

I've watched a number of tutorials on luminosity masks and this one is the clearest explanation I've seen. Thank you.

@PhotoshopTrainingChannel 5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Peter!

@tommygunrunner4656 5 жыл бұрын

The selection intersect to grab the midtones is pretty smooth. Never considered that concept. Thanks JR

@PhotoshopTrainingChannel 5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@Ruffian_Xion 5 жыл бұрын

Best Luminosity Mask tutorial I have ever seen!

@PaulTyrrellPasha 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant work! Thank you!!!

@shanelonn7728 4 жыл бұрын

wow incredible video! You made understanding luminosity masks so straight forward! Thank you!!

@timmahaffey4895 4 жыл бұрын

Now I understand. Glad I found this tutorial. Fantastic, thank you!

@mirojuric7486 5 жыл бұрын

Very well explained, thank you!

@dimevans9543 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jesus for these great tutorials. They so much comprehensive and meaningful too. Your teaching charisma increases the worth of the content. Regards from Greece

@PhotoshopTrainingChannel 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Dimitris!

@rodshelley1170 5 жыл бұрын

I've used color range quite a lot, but this channels method is a new one for me. I'll definitely give it a try!

@bartonlewis100 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome. A somewhat complex technique covered with complete clarity. Thanks for all you do.

@christophesurman641 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent. I saw a lot of videos about luminosity masks. Yours is the only one where the use of the mysterious combinaison of the ALT Shift CTRL touch is explaimed. when I understand the process i memorize it.. Thank you.

@ipunkecil 5 жыл бұрын

This is what i've been looking for so long.... thanks for sharing it

@abrahamgebru8919 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. You'r a great teacher.

@user-je1oo6wt8w 5 жыл бұрын

As usual great video

@alexlosev8940 5 жыл бұрын

Simple great explanation! I really enjoy watching your videos. Thanks a lot for your job!

@PhotoshopTrainingChannel 5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Alex!

@victorcarrera9443 3 жыл бұрын

amazing video!!!

@therobotguide 3 жыл бұрын

Good job dude, watched a few luminosity mask vids today, love the manual control that your methods give, and nicely explained. Thx

@homomagus 5 жыл бұрын

Very useful, thanks a lot!

@egyptiotis72 4 жыл бұрын

... At last a complete and concise explanation of channel use for selection. thank you so much.

@MrRuelP 3 жыл бұрын

Appreciated the timestamps. Useful tutorial. Thanks.

@muerte595 5 жыл бұрын

Muy bueno gracias hermano !!!

@ranijain5586 5 жыл бұрын

I am a beginner...Your PTC channel is a lot more helpful! Found every explaination so perfect that it is easy to grasp. Thanks a ton!!

@otavioleitefotografia 4 жыл бұрын

Perfect!

@PhotoshopTrainingChannel 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Otávio!

@jorgereynal9561 5 жыл бұрын

Master and commander Jesus!!! Muchas gracias!!

@PhotoshopTrainingChannel 5 жыл бұрын

De nada!

@RS-Amsterdam 5 жыл бұрын

We're not worthy! We're not worthy! Excellent !! Thanks for sharing . (btw I use channels for L selection)

@rosamorada7545 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@yahyasabermachkour9837 5 жыл бұрын

you the best Thank you.

@remimomo 2 жыл бұрын

Just the technique I was looking for.. thanks a lot Jesus!

@paulscottfilms 5 жыл бұрын

This has been tough for me to master, but I still find I have to select out my main subject to treat individually>> but so good to get rid of those awful white skies. Before I just used the highlight selector [ in selections } I will do a trial to compare the results.

@rgarlinyc 5 жыл бұрын

Great explanations JR, thank you - and as for those knuckle-full keyboard shortcuts, I gotta write them down!

@PhotoshopTrainingChannel 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, R Garlin!

@Walidarts 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this important technique

@PhotoshopTrainingChannel 5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Medwalid ABIDI!

@thehsda 5 жыл бұрын

That certainly would come in handy, Thanks!

@PhotoshopTrainingChannel 5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@johnlajoie1064 5 жыл бұрын

very good john

@mariomifsud1302 5 жыл бұрын

Very interesting and informative tutorial

@bala1000mina Жыл бұрын

Wonderful Tutorial! Thanks a lot Jesus! God bless you!

@noorullahsadeed3507 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks sweet teacher....

@hackn101 5 жыл бұрын

I Love this channel. I use some of your teachings to help with my work as a screenprinter. I wanted to suggest using the calculation method for getting your midtones. Using the Lighten blending method. this grabs all information where the two channels intersect. I seem to remember there being a slight difference where the calculation method grabs a little more information. Which for my purposes is more accurate and produces better results. Though the method shown here is VERY direct and SUPER simple.

@williswang5433 5 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial as always, very well explained, so easy to understand and follow. now I know how those different levels of luminosity masks are created by some "add-ons", thanks very much sir!

@PhotoshopTrainingChannel 5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Willis!

@Bonjovicrzy Жыл бұрын

thank you this is a excellent video I am trying to adjust wedding photos that the shadows and highlights is giving me fits this technique will make it easier to adjust them better thank you

@bobmakrides 5 жыл бұрын

I watched other tutorials on luminosity but this one is better explanation,thanks

@PhotoshopTrainingChannel 5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Bob!

@banabantangangom431 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the tutorials. Even standing here in a remote area, I can learn the best standard of tutorials on Photoshop. If you can also provide a separate channel for Adobe Illustrator, I will remain thankful to you for the entire lifetime.

@Zawhee2311 5 жыл бұрын

Interesante y útil, gracias!

@PhotoshopTrainingChannel 5 жыл бұрын

De nada, Eugenia!

@Dana-xe1sr 5 жыл бұрын

Great! I like working with channels, but the other technique is good too. thanks!

@PhotoshopTrainingChannel 5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Светлодана Латышева!

@rolfmeier8469 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent explanation of the basics of luminosity masks. A very comfortable and sophisticated way to produce them is the plug-in «TK Actions» by Tony Kuyper.

@GFXCROWD 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent teacher excellent video

@PhotoshopTrainingChannel 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, GFXCROWD!

@R34l1ty4U 5 жыл бұрын

I love all your tutorials. But can you then do one to explain the difference of working with selective colors filter?

@michaeltillman886 3 жыл бұрын

What's up my friend? I'm new at this. I'm new to Ps period. From what I've just seen, I like the color method better because it seems more easier to understand so far. The other method looks to be more complicated. Nice video. Peace!!!!

@nickelodeonll6123 5 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️

@laxmilucky4230 5 жыл бұрын

nice

@PhotoshopTrainingChannel 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Laxmi!

@snipex111 5 жыл бұрын

Good tutorial but u can also use camera raw and color highlight and shadows seperate

@wiewiorka_ojoj4167 2 жыл бұрын

WOW, I love the CTRL + ALT + SHIFT combination while creating the intersect, it's briliant :D Thank U Jesus, You've made my day :) :*

@dontgetnastybro 5 жыл бұрын

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G JESUS!

@PhotoshopTrainingChannel 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Juan!

@johns.earljr.3631 5 жыл бұрын

Jeus, I have run into a problem using a 4K monitor. When I load Photoshop or Lightroom, my menu items at the top of the page get so small that I can hardly make them out. I notice that your tutorial is normal so what resolution monitor do you use?

@catalinsavulescu3071 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jesus. You made it to seem so easy.

@kentbmcpherson1 5 жыл бұрын

Can the creation of the 7 channels masks be automated into an action?

@rumenkrasimirov1437 5 жыл бұрын

Which photoshop program do you use ?

@OleqsaH 5 жыл бұрын

Much easier is just to make a selection of the channel you want, create a mask and use curves to get the range that you want. It's even faster if you save presets with the ranges. No need for calculations in channels and selecting/reselecting stuff.

@davirosa 5 жыл бұрын

I used to use luminosity masks in the past, but when I discovered blend if I stoped using it. I guess in the end it´s possible to have the same results, but in my opinion, using blend if, leads into a more flexible workflow. Am I wrong to think this way?

@pasamrajesh143 5 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial but little confuse in creating channels and what is the uses of luminosity masks please explain

@PhotoshopTrainingChannel 5 жыл бұрын

The use is to target highlights, midtones, or shadows. So if you want to make an adjustment that just targets those pixels.

@khdotsh1 5 жыл бұрын

all of your videos are excellent... i want to gain skills like you but i think its to difficult

@thangasaravanan 5 жыл бұрын

nope , practice yourself atleast an hour a day.

@JaeRobinson 5 жыл бұрын

Jesus, Great tutorial .. I like the control you get with the first example .. I have a question though .. For the first example in Highlights .. you clicked on the icon which made the selection and you can make your adjustments .. THEN you showed us how to do an intersection so we could have a channel that had MORE Highlights .. Can you get the same result by holding the SHIFT + Control + clicking on the originally created Highlight channel multiple times? Just wondering ...

@malikimran1325 5 жыл бұрын

Hi sr plz start to digital txtal curss on photoshop cc places think you???

@frankcyzyl9059 5 жыл бұрын

Once you use Select > Color Range to select Highlights, can you not just press Cmd-J to put that selection on its own layer and not bother with Channels at all?

@scesskindergarten8394 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for this, Please make a video demonstrating how to create a cartoon effect using this, It made me think that we can make a cartoon effect using this, I don't know if I'm right...

@fotographernz305 5 жыл бұрын

Not sure if this has happened to anyone else but I create the highlight channel ok, copy it but when I invert it I just get a normal looking black and white copy of my image not a shadows mask (ie not an inverted highlights mask). Tia if you have any idea where I might be going wrong?

@jorgereynal9561 5 жыл бұрын

Make sure the blending mode is in normal

@fotographernz305 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment, not sure if it applies though as this step is done in channels?

@malikimran1325 5 жыл бұрын

please star digital textile courses on photoshop cc ???

@MoeGrosseFace 3 жыл бұрын

Any reason why it actually creating inverse of what you are saying in photoshop 2020 ? Ctrl click on RGB select shadow instead of highloight. Cant create mid tone alpha channel.

@harishkumars663 5 жыл бұрын

Where do you use this technique most?

@b991228 5 жыл бұрын

You seen some editors instead of using 6 channels of luminosities they will use 15 or more channels. This seems unnecessarily redundant and hogs memory. It seems easier to just use your recommendation of 6 channels and if additional refinements are necessary to a channel just copy it and make adjustments in levels or curves. Saving the luminosity mask procedure to a saved action saves lots of time as well.

@PhotoshopTrainingChannel 5 жыл бұрын

I agree, Jim. I would never make more than 3 or 4 in real life. But for the tutorial it makes sense to show people an extreme.

@montebont 5 жыл бұрын

@@PhotoshopTrainingChannel Unless you're an old school landscape photographer and still addicted to Ansel Adams' zone system, you won't need 12 masks for a single image. But even if you need only 3 or 4 the question is: which ones? Luminosity masks are by their nature self feathering. That may or may not be a good thing, the masks tend to bleed into each other. So in a 3 zone approach, your midtone adjustments will bleed into you shadows and highlights and these two will bleed into your midtones. So your initial midtones might be just to "wide" and you'd have to create a midtones of the midtones alpha channel for a specific image, depending on its tonal structure. It's easy to fix: use Calculations in Multiply mode on your original midtones mask to reduce it's scope and (thus) its bleed. And remember the order of your luminosity masked adjustment layers is important considering the almost inevitable bleed.

@b991228 5 жыл бұрын

Ed de Jong - You have “Blend If” at your disposal as well.

@montebont 5 жыл бұрын

@@b991228 I know and love "Blend If" as a wonderful visual quick & dirty. And there are a lot more ways to achieve the same effect. It could very well be that as a PS user for over 20 years I'm still stuck in my old-fashioned ways. It's a bit like they say about camera's: the best one is the one you own. In my case: the tools you are familiar with. And I still feel some concern that modern AI tools are very smart - but still not yet as smart as I am. Let's be honest: AI tools weren't even born when I studied photography in the mid 1970's and the basics of digital photography in the mid 1990's. ;-)

@Roldanni 5 жыл бұрын

Would it work if you create an "Action" in order to generate all the luminosity channels?

@PhotoshopTrainingChannel 5 жыл бұрын

Yes! You can create actions or download some online.

@Roldanni 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your reply.

@khan.hassan 5 жыл бұрын

What is the good of?

@romanoruosi3293 2 жыл бұрын

Great, simple and clear also if you ,dont’ speak english very well, as i don’t.

@PJZ 5 жыл бұрын

Jesus calls, I answer.

@PhotoshopTrainingChannel 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, PJZ!

@jacquesv4331 3 жыл бұрын

I use level (Ctrl-l) and curves (Ctrl-M) to adjust my masks (luminosity or not). The mask must be selected to use that. Colors when selected as foreground or background are translated onto a specific shade of grey. This can also be used to refine a mask. Another note, every mask used adds to the 'weight' of the image both in memory and when saved. It is important to erase the unused masks to avoid a sometime noticeable slow down while working with PS CC.