How To Use Photoshop’s Select and Mask To Cut Out Smooth Edges

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“How to use Select and Mask in Photoshop to cut out smooth edges. Colin Smith explains how Photoshop Select and Mask works part 2 of 2.” View part 1 of 2 here.

00:00 Intro
00:12 Making the selection around the car
01:02 Manually fixing details (The tools)
02:10 Additional Tools – Object selection and Lasso
03:02 Global Refinement Tools
03:33 Smooth Tool
03:45 Feather and Contrast. How they work in Photoshop
04:50 Shift Edge
06:17 Making further refinements with Masks

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How To Select And Mask Hair And Fur With Photoshop 2024

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“How to cut out hair and fur in Photoshop, with perfect edges. Colin Smith completely explains Select and Mask in this Photoshop Masterclass. Part 1 of 2.”

00:00 INTRO
00:34 Cutout, bringing into Select and Mask
01:34 Viewing Modes
02:58 Awareness Modes
03:33 How Select and Mask Works
05:29 Best Way to refine hair selections
07:31 Fixing Jaggies and Smudgies
09:22 Saving selections
10:14 Fixing Smooth Edges
11:13 Combining different refinements
13:17 Fixing Fur

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How To Add Rim Light Using AI Masks in Adobe Lightroom & Camera Raw

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Colin Smith shows you how to add rim lights using ai masks in Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw.

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How Photoshop’s Blend If Sliders Help With Masking, Retouching, and Effects

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“Discover the Magic of Blend If in Photoshop! Learn how “Blend If” works and explore the amazing effects you can create with it. In this video, we’ll dive deep into the mechanics of what “Blend If” controls and go through real-world applications, from masking to special effects and even retouching.”

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Get A Quick Overview Of Adobe Lightroom’s New Features April 2023

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Matt Kloskowski gives us a quick survey of Adobe Lightroom features that are new in April 2023.
AI Noise reduction and masking improvements are the two biggest items.
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New Ways To Light Up Photos In Camera Raw & Lightroom

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“Colin Smith shows you how to use masks in Lightroom to change the lighting in a photo. Create an easy rim light, flood light and more. Change a photo to look like the sun is shining.”

3 Ways To Adjust A Skies In Lightroom and Photoshop

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“Look at three ways to adjust your skies in Lightroom and Photoshop. Each works a little differently, and some make automatic selections – which works well sometimes. While others require a little more work but can give better results.”

How To Get The Most Out Of Photoshop 2023’s New Selection Features

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View all of Photoshop 2023’s new object selection features in Colin Smith’s video.

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Everything You Need to Know About Masking in Adobe Lightroom Classic & Camera Raw

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“Discover how to take your photographs to the next level using masking to enhance and adjust selective areas of an image. In this video, Julieanne Kost shares tips, tricks, and techniques for making the most out of Lightroom Classic’s masking tools, including new 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 Auto Sync, Copy/Paste, and using Adaptive Presets – all guaranteed to make your workflow more efficient.”

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The One Feature You Don’t Want To Miss In Adobe’s New Camera Raw 15 & Lightroom

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“Such a simple thing, like a curve inside a mask, seems minuscule, but this is HUGE!
Watch this video to learn about the new features in ACR 15.”
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00:00 Intro
00:54 Content-Aware Remove Spot Removal Tool
02:33 Refresh Button in Spot Removal Tool
03:13 What’s new in Masking
04:17 Curves in the Masking Section
09:22 People-Specific Selections
11:10 Your Turn! Experiment and Enjoy!
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