Photoshop Tutorials

Tutorial #1

I found this tutorial to be extremely helpful and easy to follow. I think the mask tool will be somewhat easy to use but it will be hard to master it. The masking tool seems very useful and the video shows a number of ways to use it. I think I will use the mask tool to insert people in different locations. I liked how the video explained this tool in a very brief and concise way so that I understood the basics.

Tutorial #2

This tutorial helped explain tools such as the magnetic lasso and selection tool. He also went further and explained the different options within those tools. For example, He showed how to have a sharp or soft edge went cutting things out. I think these tools will be easy and quick to use and I will probably use them to cut objects out like the video explained. Something I found interesting about the video is how there are so many options to cut things out and how the precision differs between each tool.

Tutorial #3

This video was a general introduction to photoshop rather than a specific tool tutorial. He not only goes through different tools but also gives us some helpful shortcuts. An interesting part of the video is where he explains the difference between saturation and vibrance. He said vibrance increases the saturation of all colors except skin tones. I think that is really helpful for photo editing and trying to make images seem more interesting without losing realism. The video was short and concise so I will definitely be coming back to it to get a quick tutorial on photoshop tools.

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