How to Create Perfect Selections Using Channels in Photoshop

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I find it so sad, when people like this channel here, take the time to teach us new techniques, and trolls feel the need to give it a thumbs down. I just don't understand why people feel the need to do that. Sorry had to vent, lol Anyways, excellent video! I really appreciate you taking the time to share your knowledge with us

[@Atrac89]

Layer masks and channels are some of the most important tools to learn in Photoshop, and go under used. Thank you.

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Another awesome tutorial! Thanks Aaron and Phlearn team!

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Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy. Another great video Aron. Thanks so much for teaching me how to use PS in the most creative ways. {{hugs}}

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Loving the quick recap towards the end.

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The recap at the end of the video is really useful. Cheers

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[@puffedupcheeks]

hello phlearn team! thanks for the amazing tutorials, i learnt A LOT from them. i just tried this method today and it's AMAZING. wish someone taught me earlier!

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KARMAN You didn't learnt a lot. You Phlearnt a lot hahahaha ;)

[@bikashgurung2880]

KARMAN

[@wendyoster7218]

OMG! I love this. I have a few digital illustrations I purchased and I wanted to colorized them but I was having a hard time using the Magic sand tool to make the selection since it was more of a detailed image. This will will make it so much easier for me. Can't wait to try it out! Thank you Aaron! Phlearn is awesome!

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God I can't type tonight...

[@tusrome13]

Thank you very much for this tutorial. It will help me a lot. A great weekend my friend.

[@isaiahdaniels5643]

You had already gone over this in one of your previous tutorials in depth. I don't know if it needed it's own video, but nonetheless it is a well produced video and more detailed in the approach and applications. Nice work!

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This is awesome! Thanks for putting the effort in and sharing your knowledge.

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I'm always amazed by how many things they teach in one video

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you explain sooooo wellll tytytyy XO from Quebec and your voice is great !

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I've been looking for a video like this for a long time. thank you so much!

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Extremely helpful, thanks so much. Best wishes from South Korea:)

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This channel is my "mentor". Thank you very much

[@baryafe]

Amazing video! Thank you for adding me a new way to select things!

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***** 👍

[@JeffOates]

This is fabulous!!

[@gburlet]

Great result, but what are the advantages between selecting from the channel and a color range selection ? thx

[@seersaabaza2388]

Thank you for all your video' i i have leant a lot from this channel.. may i ask about problem i always face when shooting black things like cloths and surfaces they have a white declaration..is that fixable?

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I'm so happy to have found your channel, this is sooooo great, so helping, everything seems simple and learning with you is amazing! :)

[@sclogse1]

Great the way you topped off the video with a review. I think some people starting out would simply like a video that explains what a layer mask really is. I've always found that anything in an instruction that is assumed to be clear to the student and isn't causes the students mind to freeze and not get what follows clearly. They may remember steps, but they don't understand why things are working. So, explaining why one uses a layer mask, and what it is, is important even with this.

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Really cool.. It's really clear and very easy to understand..thanks a lot. .....👍

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loving the spider in the back :D !!

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nice !!

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Like always PHLEARN is the best

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Great tutorial Aaron i love this tutorial and its so helpful and useful!

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Hey..... It's very much appreciable how you teach Photoshop. I'm a great fan. Would you please teach how to sharpen an image which has missed the focus during taking photo with camera? Thanks

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Very kool tutorial, your teaching style is great.

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AAron....thanks for these videos you really helped me advance my abilities in PS ...god bless you

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Great Tut, thanks for sharing and all your hard work

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Thanks Phlearn for the tutorials. i learnt a lot from them. i like the way of your explaining ;) :D

[@angien.5832]

Super cool. Reminds me of screen printing.

[@aglowkeys]

Thanks for the video! Your outcome was great. :] I have a question, though: why did you duplicate the blue channel? I mean, if I'm going to end up working with normal layers, can't I simply Ctrl+click the original channel?

[@cailynrossiter5569]

Another great episode! Do you know if there is a way in Photoshop to have the subject in focus but the background looking like a really long shutter speed (ie people moving really fast) if you know how to do this could you please make a video teaching us how? Thank you so much, and keep making awesome video.

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Thank you! Well delivered and so helpful!

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to share good things is a good behaviour. Brilliant Tutorial!

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I love you man! Thanks for sharing knowledge

[@Mizu-X]

Thank you so much for this video. This open so many possibilities for my artworks.

[@targetandapply]

Informative video, great for re-capping when I've not used PS for a while!

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I love this one guys works like a charm!! Thanks for opening up some creative doors, was having a bit of a block.... I overPhlearned it now :)

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Love your tutorials. What software are you using to video screen capture your videos? Any recommendations for a Mac.

[@AnchusHippy]

Dat wolf is Insane!!!!!

[@icic5]

does this work for pencil drawing with not so light backgrounds? do you have any tips for making the lines thicker?

[@Jumbod007]

I use this method a lot, but some of your color tips are even more useful … thanks … !

[@spadehs]

awesome tutorial! I wonder why do we need to create a duplicate channel? Thanks again!

[@thephilosopher7173]

Its so you don't affect the information on the original image's blue channel.

[@ayukp4351]

this is so great !!! very useful, thanks..

[@davidunderwood6362]

I've been having mixed results trying to duplicate your effects using channels and color overlays. I have been trying with both the old Photoshop CS2 and the newer Photoshop CC 2017. Please touch on this tutorial more in upcoming videos.

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Great Video, best youtube channel ever!

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Me encantan tus tutoriales son muy buenos

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Simply Awesome. Thank you Sir!

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Wonderful video!! Thanks!

[@gmp6859]

hey man... the gradient technique was amazing...thanks a lot!!! :D

[@Coops74]

That's was a great tutorial, thanks very much 😄

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awesome...very helpful... thank you so much

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Thank's for the video! Very usefull !

[@mansamnnnnikaido]

really love your tutorials! thanks a lot for making these techniques so clear and simple. btw i'm curious about what app you used for making the video? maybe you can share some using tips of it as well?

[@NeonKirbs]

oh my gosh why have I not heard about this. Sooooo cool!

[@actuallyrichie]

Aaron, could you do an episode with some tips on how to edit outdoor children photography? I tend to take a lot of those and any tips would be great.

[@blazstempelj7999]

Does this also work as great on color photos?

[@teddyzinovieva2011]

A very useful tutorial. Thanks!

[@acollierr17]

I like this tutorial! You should invest in a 4K camera Aaron!

[@kai_parker]

Can we do that by selecting and color channels ??? even RGB ?

[@tombnguyen]

Great tutorial, Aaron! Instead of creating two different color layers and adding a mask on the top color layer to simulate a gradient, couldn't you just have one layer and use a gradient layer effect? I guess it would be faster to change the gradient colors if I did it your way.

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Interesting video! Can't wait for new tutorials!! :D I was thinking, could you make a video on how to start a business as a teenager! Cause I am 16 right now and I really love photography and also would love to make money out of it!

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i love discovering more of your old videos Aaaron that i missed before. your teaching is always amazing and this is such a great tip. Thanks man!

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I am from Bangladesh...Very Very nice tutorial..good job...come to Bangladesh..I want to meat you..

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Love these tutorials! I really appreciate it.

[@minhtongdu2490]

Excuse me for my question. Is Macbook Pro Retina 13' 8GB enough to design and retouch photo?

[@mrdrewsomething]

Great video! Helped me break through on a current illustration :D

[@gamingrankzpcgamer2063]

hey aaron....i am facing dificulties in selecting a person of a photo with blur white background..using alpha channel masking...please help me with this and decribe how did you do it...just like you showed in here....how can i send my photo......?

[@GBradiponi]

Interesting topic! By the way, is it useful only for "B&W" images or could it be effectively used for "traditional" images (e.g.: landscape images)? Thx for your work!

[@akashdeshpande]

Hi Aaron, thanks for the episode. I really like it. Actually I was wondering if we could double the blue channel, or add green channel to blue channel, etc. If it is possible, how could we do that?

[@zucasueca]

Hi Aaron, we have the name invers, mine is Nora, with out the other a.Great tutorial. I’m learning some illustration to use in prints on fabric. The las step when you grouped the top adjustment layer and applied a layer mask, could you please what key combination you used to group and to apply the layer mask. Thanks

[@VDes-fx4yy]

Thanks for the great video! I have a newbie question: I've not been able to replicate the process because I can't get a black&white drawing to show black&white channels. It shows all my channels in RBG but they are all coloured as opposed to what we can see in your video. If I switch to grayscale, I can only see one gray channel. Can you put me on the right track there?

[@ninjascroll1017]

Do you do your line art in photoshop? That looks really good

[@sarahschneider2360]

Great stuff! Thank you. Channels rock

[@NorahNgPham]

Why do you need to copy blue channel to? I command+click on channel thumbnail RGB and it seems to have same results for B&W image. How do I use channel to select a colour image??? ( if you have an tutorial, please send the link). Thank you. (I love your long hair)

[@emrahy.849]

very cool and practical...thanks..keep it babe :)

[@kenixnut]

Love your tutorial very much! Thanks so much. Can you teach how to get the highlight on a shirt photo?

[@johnx9318]

Great information . On the negative side - too fast! I kept looping at 13:32, but still can't figure out how you did the move - far too fast (for me anyway).Keeping up with your cursor on a laptop screen is also very difficult and upsets concentration.However, good info - thanks.

[@Zohannine]

Thanks!

[@nucool1421]

Hey Aaron, i would like to know how to make such arts like this Wolf? Is it possible to make it in Photoshop? Best regards

[@aidansterling5415]

Thank you as always.

[@higads]

Thanks for this!

[@Travelclicks24]

thanks for this information you are really good

[@josephtran3150]

Awesome tutorial like always! :)

[@SamstarmitO]

very cool but this only works with blackn white pictures or nah ?