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UdemyAmber & Teal - Cinematic Color Grading in Photoshop
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Cinematic color grading for photographers of any skill level
Amber and teal aren't magical—they're a deliberate color strategy that big-budget films use to evoke mood. This course teaches three specific Photoshop methods to achieve it: the Color Lookup tool, Color Balance adjustment layers, and Curves (the instructor's preferred choice). You'll work hands-on with three real images, learning to remove unwanted color casts and use the Adobe color wheel to fine-tune.
What makes this practical is the non-destructive workflow built around masks and adjustment layers, so you can create variations or revisit your edit later. Beginners can follow step-by-step and still achieve cinematic results; experienced retouchers will deepen their color theory understanding.
About this course
Using Amber and Teal color grading techniques to add mood and feeling to photographs is a trick that the giants of the silver screen employ. You can bring the same compelling cinematic style to your own work with three distinct color methods in Photoshop using the Color Lookup tool, the Color Balance adjustment layer and my personal favourite Photoshop tool — Curves. Working hands-on with three images, you’ll learn all of this, plus how to remove a color cast from an image and how to fine tune your images using the Adobe color wheel. This powerful work is so simple that even those new to Photoshop can achieve stunning results.
Sharpen Your Skills - Devise a Non-Destructive Workflow
Together we’ll explore how to best combine masks and adjustment layers in order to realise your creative vision — while simultaneously maintaining a high level of flexibility. This makes it a snap to create alternative versions of one photo, or revisit your artwork in the future to easily produce new concepts by making just a few strategic adjustments.
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