Match Lighting for Composites with this SECRET Tool!

[@phlearn]

For our Pham asking about the Cut Out Hair Technique, it is exclusive to our PRO tutorial. You can find that here: phlearn.com/tutorial/cut-hair-photoshop/

[@michaelmannucci8949]

Just so everyone knows, for transparencies sake, the tutorial he mentions with the more advanced techniques seems to be not so much CUTTING OUT hair, but ADDING hair back. It seems like a bit of false advertising, since he says "cutting out hair", when really he's making a cut out and then using brushes to recreate hair.

[@mucksnapper]

This might be the best method of lighting for noobies especially. Most tutorials just have you eyeballing with a black and white mask not realizing us newer folk don't have an eye for that yet. So having something technical like this is amazing. Liked and subscribed.. thank you.

[@phlearn]

thank you so much! and welcome to the phamily!

[@agnimitroghosh94]

Great tutorial Aaron, Phlearn is one of those channels which never runs out of ideas.

[@alexpgfx]

I used to do all that by eye with a BW filter. Now, with that technique, I can make much more precise lighting corrections on my composites! Thanks Phlearn for teaching me something new everyday.

[@maia3058]

I'm really curious to hear about your hair selection method, care to share? This technique was very helpful

[@mykemorbius]

There's actually a link in the description.

[@nlopedebarrios]

Aaron, you are the GOAT

[@77dris]

This is fantastic. I've been doing composites for 15 years and this is still new to me. Thanks, Phlearn!

[@mime_666]

It is tutorials like this that bring me back again and again to Phlearn. I always know that if this channel has a tutorial on a subject I am all set.

[@osmarlucas4418]

Amazing as usual!

[@MrInneressence2]

You nailed it with this tutorial.......what a technique!!!!!!

[@Crystan]

It's so hard to find good Photoshop tutorials on KZbin, and this is an excellent plain-English tutorial. Thanks for sharing.

[@lufusol]

Astounding. I used this to take found photos of blue roan horses and match their light levels to an existing horse texture for skyrim which I used as my template. Then did some compositing and a little while later I now have the first and only (to my knowledge) Blue Roan in Skyrim. You da bomb

[@matthiasnickerson3058]

I'm an artistic designer thats been using photoshop for 24 years since 1996 and I'm still learning new things all the time lol. The adobe suite is so massive. As rapid as technology grows and with adobe constantly working to add new features I don't think anyone will fully know the ins and outs of it. Just stop using photoshop for 6 months. When you come back to it there will be a huge list of new features and changes

[@MetalAges]

Great tips, helped me with a composite I was working on today - thanks!

[@diydad6723]

im a total newbie at photoshop, i am so glad i subbed to this channel great work aaron

[@sree18697]

great. What is the new technique to cut hair????

[@monealiza7553]

Brilliant! i've always wondered what th ebest use of threshold is!

[@wawanbalik]

Awesome technique Aaron, thanks a lot! Take care and stay safe all of you.

[@josephhargrove4319]

Great tutorial on how to use the Threshold adjustment layer, which I've hitherto ignored, as a luminosity balancing tool. I also see the Threshold adjustment layer being used to generate layer masks. thanks, richard hargrove -- It doesn't stop being magic just because you find out how its done. Terry Pratchett. The Wee Free Men.

[@hiteshchhetri840]

Awesome technique....I Was always using black and white adjustment layer for matching the lights on composite

[@danielleshelbourne220]

Thank you so much, that tutorial was super helpful. I appreciate the time and effort you put into making such a quality tutorial. 😊

[@robertotcr]

I've seen this a time ago and I'm back for remembering and you are such a great teacher hehe

[@HoppeTravelDiaries]

Great tip Aaron. Just for all the free tutorials

[@cedricrhomberg]

Helped a lot. Thank you.

[@conansredbowtie]

Yay I don't have to eyeball everything anymore. Great tip.

[@wilbmoore]

Most excellent Aaron.

[@FatehMuhammadRaja]

One of my favourite teacher

[@enthusiaticbeginner]

Excellent thanks, Aaron! This works equally well in Affinity Photo.

[@alasdairmunro2947]

Great tutorial.

[@darwinsape9901]

Fantastic Aaron - many thanks for sharing

[@surewin1773]

Super helpful!

[@kochavigivoni5814]

Wow, unbelievable!!! Thank you very much!

[@dunkeshon2309]

wow, that’s super useful

[@bryantubola9436]

I love this tutorial! really amazing

[@andrewgrabham4666]

Awesome tip! Thanks for posting Aaron!

[@adolfousiermarketstars6765]

love the channel 📸

[@NikoPikoWiko]

Best not be holding back on that new masking technique son!!!

[@caryandrae9952]

This is a very good technique in doing composites. Excellent tutorial👍👍😊

[@dinanazari2154]

Ahhhh this is exactly what I was looking for, nicely explained, quick and easy step by step tutorial. Thank youuuuuu!!

[@socc3r7k1ng]

Yea, video on the hair selection method. I've been using the "select subject" mode and it works pretty good for hair.

[@Pankaj-Verma-]

Thank you so much for your kind help!

[@speterlewis]

Stunningly helpful!

[@SpecialBrewCan]

Pure genius!

[@gregarious_one]

Genius as always!

[@vanakamthamizha2940]

Super Duper ... Trick. Thanks a lot

[@bigkreativ]

Love your Videos! You have so much Knowledge 👍👍

[@agambhasin]

Wow!!! Simply Wow!!! Aptly my photoshop guru!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@AlphaCentauri24]

Thanks for the tut.

[@surakartavector7420]

great mentor

[@zirotilc]

that's a BIG help, thanks

[@yeagershots]

Wowza!

[@nirajfilms1040]

amazing technique phlearn..!!!

[@veselinvasilev9362]

Thank you!

[@specialized41]

Thanks Aaron, nice tutorial.!!

[@marianodemiguel3442]

Basically you are adjusting the light levels of the subject with the Level (luminosity) adj layer using the threshold layer as your guide.

[@rinnobs5822]

Wow gr8 sir i really liked the way u teach.

[@khalidalneeamy319]

thanks Aaron I want more about Threshold thanks

[@kaisar500]

What is the new technique to cut out hair? any tutorial about this technique?

[@marcosmorales266]

you guys rock.

[@jason_swet]

So you’re using threshold kinda like you would zebras on a camera? Really cool.

[@grndezyns]

So useful, pretty easy, and better than "eyeballing" it.

[@ScottWilliamsPhotography]

Great video as usual. Another tool for the box :)

[@bradyamundson937]

Freaking brilliant! Thanks, Aaron Nace w/ Phlearn!

[@photoshopartchannel8733]

Superb video! From now on your channel will always be mentioned in my videos description. Thanks!!

[@hvijay7059]

Nice tip 🙂

[@rinaldboronbaev7261]

Thanks master Photoshop! 👌

[@opaulinho5420]

Wow.. thanks a lot. Would you have a video "how to match color"??

[@thomaskumi678]

i love it great work

[@mayankpatel5393]

I found this is very useful thank you

[@GKOALA7]

Hey, Aaron. Do you still have all the older episodes of PHLEARN available somewhere? Those had a ton of great PS information on them that I always went back to for real cool techniques that I could not have found anywhere else.

[@wendyarthur3941]

I love your videos. I have learned so much. Quick question, I have a friend who wants me to add 2 people to an image. The image was taken outdoors in sunlight. The addition image was taken indoors. Will this technique help match these two completely different light situations? If not, any ideas on how or if I can match these images to the same lighting?

[@fordistu]

Awesome, please make a tutorial how to prepare and print a big photo for fine art exhibition!

[@make_up_the_eye376]

I love You Aaron Nice! So freaking awesome, professional and fun in one

[@Sagerb0mb]

Hey Aaron, u think about starting Illustrator tutorials at all? Or do u recommend anyone that does any to the level of your content?

[@nikosemmanouilidis3926]

fantastic trick !! helps alooot!!!!

[@dleivam]

Awesome.. Really good technic, thank you.

[@elsa3dany1]

Thank you sir!

[@shonuff4323]

Brilliant!

[@Vilhelm3989]

Great video. Please also make one on your new hair selection technique :)

[@MJA6995]

Great lighting technique for composites!!! Thanks A-A-Ron!!!! lol

[@drminafx]

Great, work

[@giddyjr]

U inspired me aaron nace..subscriber from philippines..love

[@yoga9751]

very helpful thank you sir !

[@YT-XD]

omg omg you are so great ! Pride !

[@ahmedattia5282]

thank u so much

[@Ray-sv6ns]

Thank you 😭🙏 it’s sooooooo helpfully

[@bobbiz3085]

Super helpfull tip here :O thanks a lot

[@emrahy.849]

uww liked it ...THANKS...keep it babe :)

[@tahirnazir1773]

U r great dear sir

[@SilvinaZi]

This was amazing!!! thank you for sharing :)

[@goguma_shike]

So cooool! Thank you so much :)

[@SidneyPratt]

Thanks.

[@EminoMeneko]

Cool tip.

[@layZ2BPnoy]

Using this lighting technique, please make a video on how to swap faces from different people on different photos!

[@Kesslerlite]

So with this threshold I don't have to use the check layers like in the Baxter tutorial?

[@GudePro]

I phlove your videos!

[@stegoeggo]

I was hoping you’d cover color matching as well

[@פרשתי-ש5פ]

Nice!! Can you do tuts for saturation and hue? Pleaseeee

[@SalimChauhan]

"...Cause it's lighting everything - it's the light" - made me chuckle

[@jopezu]

i'm adding to the requests for the hair technique! the nace method.