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Photoshop Request : Have Fun #2


Zip said:
Shading done with curves and layer mask?

This is not what I meant, but you can do shading with a curves adjustment layer! In fact, it's my preferred method of shading because you get more natural results. You just add a CAL to the image and clip it. Adjust your curve to the dark side. Select the CAL mask and reverse it. Then use your brush tool set to white to reveal the dark adjustment. You can also do the opposite with highlighting. It's a variation on a non-destructive Dodge & Burn technique. Tom and I discussed this in a thread..........I will see if I can find it.

But for the image above, I just applied a CAL and the used the Brush Tool on a separate layer for the shading.
 
I'm a bit clumsy when I type it would seem. I understood what you did with the curves and then I wondered if you had made the shading using the method you describe in your latest post. It's my favorite too, because it's very flexible.

This is not what I meant, but you can do shading with a curves adjustment layer! In fact, it's my preferred method of shading because you get more natural results. You just add a CAL to the image and clip it. Adjust your curve to the dark side. Select the CAL mask and reverse it. Then use your brush tool set to white to reveal the dark adjustment. You can also do the opposite with highlighting. It's a variation on a non-destructive Dodge & Burn technique. Tom and I discussed this in a thread..........I will see if I can find it.

But for the image above, I just applied a CAL and the used the Brush Tool on a separate layer for the shading.
 


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