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Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,PROF VAUGHN: Okay, and this video is at\Nusing a gradient as a transparency mask.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we think of layer masks as revealing or\Nconcealing using black or white paint,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a range of grays.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can use a gradient that is set from\Nblack to white to create a really subtle
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,blend inside of a layer mask.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This gives you a lot of blending\Nopportunity.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let's do a really obvious example\Nfirst, I have a colour photograph open,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm just gonna do a layer adjustment,\Nadjustment layer, I'll do it black and
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,white so you can have a quick view of how\Nthis might work.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So of course we know our adjustment\Nlayers come with gradients.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the effect, this is the- I'm\Nsorry, they come with a layer mask.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is the layer mask.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if we wanted to use a gradient to\Nblend in the layer mask as a method of
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,transparency blending, you could still\Nuse that gradient tool.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you look at your gradients, you're\Ngonna pick the black and white
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,version here.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this is black and white.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whether or not you reverse it is up to you,\Nremember the way a gradient in a mask
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with black and white will work;\Nblack is going to reveal,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,white is going to conceal.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, let's just do, um, let's do a radial\Ngradient to see what this might look like.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm gonna click and drag, now remember\NI've made sure I'm on the layer
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mask thumbnail.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this is isolated, it's a pretty small\Ngradient, let's make it a little bit bigger.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's pretty soft, but you can see I've\Ngot black and white now here in the middle
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,radiating out in my layer mask.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you wanted to do a really weird, kind\Nof, small spot, you could.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's look at a linear gradient, now\NI've sort of moved from black and white,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shifted it slowly into colour, because again\Nthe black and white in the layer mask is
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,revealing of concealing, so the white in\Nthis case is showing what's underneath.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that is a a adjustment layer.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we were thinking about using these, um,\Nto perhaps make some actual editing
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,adjustments, we could think about not\Nusing them for creative purpose, but for
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,perhaps fixing an exposure issue.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in this particular image, the land is\Nwell exposed, it has good contrast, but
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the sky, because the sun is probably over\Nhere somewhere, is a little too bright.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a little bit blown out, we're losing\Nour contrast.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can very easily use, um, an adjustment\Nlayer in conjunction with a layer mask to
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fix that.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let's do a curve.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You could use your, um, line here, you\Ncan use your scrubby slider.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's try this scrubby slider, so I'm gonna\Ncome over here, I know this is the area I
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,want to adjust.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm just gonna pull it down, I'm pulling it\Ndown, I don't wanna go so far that I get
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this banding, but I' gonna just pull the\Nsky a little but darker, and then
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,close that out.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, before it was like that, now it's like\Nthis, so I'm really- I'm happy with this
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kind of blue happening over here and\Nit's- it's dimmed it down a bit.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what I don't want to do is effect the\Nlandscape, so in this case I'm gonna
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,use a gradient inside the mask, and I'll\Nuse a linear gradient.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm gonna just move from the top to the\Nbottom, I'm gonna click and drag.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm gonna actually start a little bit\Nlower 'cuz I want most of the gradient
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the sort of, white portion, to be up\Nhigh, and I want it to start to blend.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I'm gonna maybe dome where in here,\Nand let's go actually a little bit more,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a little bit more straight on down.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, let's see how we're doing.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if I turn it off and on, so I've still\Ngot my mount- it's affecting these hills
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a little bit much because of this angle,\Nmaybe I'll start it from about there.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's still a but too angled, that's a\Nbetter angle here, so I turn it off and
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on you can see there's a nice blend in\Nthe sky, it's still getting my mountains
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I don't have a perfectly straight\Nhorizon line, but that's okay, because I
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,know I can actually just grab my brush,\Nmake a bigger sized brush, and continue
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to work inside this mask.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I want to paint with black, reading\Nthis layer mask here, and let's open-
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that looks pretty good, so maybe I'll\Njust come in and kind of get the mountain
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,out of the layer mask, so that would be\Na pretty easy fix.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You would want to zoom in and do a little\Nbit more detailed work, but if I just kind
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of quickly do this.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I need a slightly harder brush.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will have edited, essentially, just the\Nsky, and made a nice subtle kind
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of difference.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Again, you would clean these edges up,\Nbut for purposes of demonstration this
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gives you a good idea of how you can\Nuse a layer mask inside an adjustment
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,layer to adjust something in a more\Nseamless fashion.