Add COLORS to Boring Skies with “Zones” in Photoshop!

Learn how to add vibrant colors to plain and boring skies using the "Zoning" technique in Photoshop! In this landscape editing tutorial, we will use brightness levels or luminosity to create zones and apply different colors to each zone, thus giving the image a dramatic look. We will use the power of Blend-If and Blending Modes to create a non-destructive color palette for the sky without having to stick to fixed Luminosity Masks.
We will also learn to use Camera Raw and Curves to create dimension and add lighting effects. I hope this video helps. Thank you so much for watching :)
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01:16 Adding the Colors
04:42 Create Drama with Curves
06:15 Recover Details!
08:25 Let's Create the Sun
09:31 Add Life to Trees
10:27 Increase Overall Punch
12:03 Add Color to Shadows
13:03 Luminosity Masks for Dimming
14:17 Global Effect (Very Important)
16:41 Quick Recap
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You are like Bob Ross for Photoshop, I learn while getting relaxed. Amazing content!!

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I think the same thing watching every PiXimperfect video. He makes it look so easy, too.

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bruh, i came here just to say EXACTLY THE SAME THING

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more than content, people are appreciating his way of presentation. lol

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I came here to comment the same thing lol

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The uses of "my friend" really does make him feel like the Indian Photoshop cousin of Bob Ross.

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"They are not ten step written on a piece of concrete!" favorite quote ever!

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You've come a long way Unmesh, Best of luck in your life. 👍 I have been watching your videos since 2017, what an evolution.....!!! ❤️

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Your teaching style is excellent - always a very clear explanation and patient approach - great tutorial as always - thank you

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Just when you think…what else can this genius teach us? BOOM, another technique that just blows your mind. Thanks for another great video.

[@mikeywiththecamera]

This seems similar to gradient mapping, but offers more control. Thanks for another great tutorial!

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I was about to comment same 😂

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[@ksphotography730]

This channel is so helpful. Must have learned 90% of my editing through this.

[@Andrew_Price]

I do After Effects, and still use a lot of your techniques... you are the Bob Ross of Photoshop.

[@InscrutableObjects]

Outstanding tutorial! Clear and easy to follow along, and information on the WHY you're doing things. Thank you!!!!

[@DelaLiCreates]

Another detailed tutorial. Thanks for sharing Unmesh.

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Magic, just magic. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@theJoeFagan]

Excellent tutorial, as always. Thank you!

[@melissam731]

Super awesome tutorial. Can't wait to try this on several of my flat photos. Thank you!

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so many great tricks in this session - well done

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Amazing tutorial! Thank you so much!

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Always in the top always very stunned tutorial. Thanks

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You are amazing 🥰 what a change! I am going to try this out but will probably end up watching this several times before I get anywhere near 😆 thank you so much for showing us all - you make it look so very easy.

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This is wonderful.. so many times I have something specific I am trying to do. This time the video showed up in suggestions. I enjoyed watching and learned a lot.

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awesome as always

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Practice makes you learn a million tis faster. I learned that when I started.

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Thanks for the tips and tutorial.. brilliant as always.. keep doing what you doing bro

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Long waiting of your tutorial Amazing 😍🤩 God bless you 🥰

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You are a BEAST in photoshop. Great work!

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Love it!! Thank you!

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What a wonderful tutorial! I don't understand English perfectly, but I managed to understand almost everything that was done. I learned several techniques from this video. Thank you very much!

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Thank you, It was really helpful.

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Great technique thank you.

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Colorising things gives mood to photos. And i think am in mood with your colors👌

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Awesome video! Thank you!

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Explained well again... Great man 😊

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Well dignity dog ding dong dog, learned more on htis video than years of other "tutorials" on photoshop! Very Interesting applications of blend-if. This video,was like a painter working their magic on the photo! Well done!

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This is extremely helpful for me, thank you, Namaste!

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works, keep up the good work man

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Amazing! Thx!

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This is a great technic, thanks

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Just take a normal photo like that and a single click will bring up a dream landscape!! Awesome! 👏😀📸

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Great!

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Hello sir, i found a trick to turn a 2D object into 3D, or you say giving some depth. So usually what we do is we use black soft brush with low opacity and low flow, and then we paint it, buy what if we want the depth (maybe i am using the wrong term of the word i want to say) on every edge and we want to make it precise, here is the trick 1:-Take your 2D object 2:- make a copy of it 3:- turn the underlying layer into black 4:- now on the upper layer add gaussian blur and you will see some 3D effect on your 2D object, If you think you are not satisfied you can make a copy of coloured 2D object ( without gaussian blur) and place it in the middle and now on the top layer in which you applied blur, mask it, and you are done

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you went overboard and gave me a new way to add DRAMA to my latest photos of Mt. Everest Golden Hours and I'll try to make them as DRAMATIC as possible :)

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hi sir....its ur photo done? can i view it sir?

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@@azrilrapaiee no brother... I will post it by tonight... Need to do a lot of practice before I get to the final result

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Nice

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Спасибо!

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ikr!

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I love you so much

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ADMIN HERE: Thanks for your support and for watching!

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"written on a piece of concrete" That reminds me, I gotta order more concrete-sheets for my printer... 😀 Thanks again for a great tutorial! I just wish I could keep all methods in mind all the time... ;-)

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You say that opacity is our best friend in photoshop, but I think it is YOU who is my best friend in photoshop

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For me if i do it by myself i think i will do it only the first step😂😂 Becz i don't know anything, all that is in this video is new to me only 1 or 2 steps. this Channel has the best Photoshop Tutorial. You are very good, and Thank q for sharing your skills with us .

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I don't know why but today Unmesh reminded me Bob Ross 😃👍

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make my first ever drum loop. I'm not and expert at soft yet but I have learnt a lot at producing and looking back at my journey, I just

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I love you

[@rel53]

very interesting. did not think of that approach. I did think "zoning" but thought of using "Color Range" definition rather than "Blend if" - can you explain the pro/cons of each?

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Bob Ross vibes from this one and I love it

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Are you a magician or a photoshop artist?! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

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he looks calmer in this video, like bob ross but a photoshop version

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👍👍👍

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bob ross from PSD ^^. a big hug from brazil!

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Hey there. Love your videos. I just bought a desktop and sooo want to get into photoshop. I love your lessons. Is your preset power still available. I’m trying to buy it online but no luck so far. Thanks

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[@SohNatan]

Really good tutorial and technique. But I’m not sure how I feel about it morally as a concept tho. Crazy to see how technology is changing creativity and different types of media so much.

[@kwizmon]

Hi Unmesh. What are you using to highlight the tools you're using? It looks real swish.

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sotNice tutorialng either - I assu that works with Edison too) and I never thought about after that. Now, at tNice tutorials mont, I am inspired! I am

[@tomrandall6539]

You're a wizard, Harry. Basically, like some others have said, similar to gradient mapping, OR luminosity masking. The terms are all starting to get mixed up aren't they - essentially separating the photo out into zones based on luminosity and then masking areas you want to apply or not apply an effect to. So with your smart filters, was there any reason you didn't use the mask supplied with the smart filter as opposed to creating a new layer mask on the layer itself?

[@SkullysPlace]

Will this help reduce banding??