A Simple But Effective Way to Create Luminosity Masks in Photoshop

Create Luminosity Masks Visually! Without having to worry about selections, channels and all those complicated stuff in Photoshop. Learn how to use Luminosity Masks to not only target the exact area you want (For instance, sky) but also use the same to mold the light, apply some really dramatic effects and extract amazing details.
In this video, we will learn how to create Luminosity Masks using "Color Range" Feature under Select Menu in Photoshop and discover different ways of using the same, discussing its applications. Hope this video helps you. Thank you for watching!
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[@kbquan]

Another great tutorial. I did learn a trick to control how much is hidden in the mask. Select the mask and control the density in properties to control how much is hidden. You also hit Shift+Control/Command and click in the mask to select black section. Change the background color to 25% grey. Hit Control+Backspace (Command+Delete) to make the black 25% grey. You can now hit Control + I (Command+I) to invert your selection and change the color of the background color to another shade of grey and repeat the process. Now you have a dual grey mask. I like it because I can dim the shade of certain objects in my composite. I'm quite sure you knew this. Just thought I'd post it. Thanks again for another outstanding tutorial.

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The best luminosity masks tutorial I've seen!

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I have searched numerous videos to explain luminosity masks. You have explained it the most accurate and simplest way. Well done. And thank you so much for your simple way of explaining this.

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[@c-german]

Great tutorial. This method is NOT YET very well known and many people are STILL selling/using Actions for Luminosity Masks (based on the "Channels" tab) everywhere in the internet. The reason for it is simple: The "Color Range" selection applied to brightness levels didn't have either the "Fuzziness" slider, nor the "Range" slider usable UNTIL Photoshop CC. In Photoshop CS6, for example, the "Color Range" selection applied to brightness levels has a *fixed* "Fuzziness" and a *fixed* "Range", not being possible to refine the selection and play with it "visually" as you show in your tutorial. With Photoshop CC 2015 it is possible, and at least since then, it does not make sense any more to use the classic method (based on the "Channels" tab). I am not sure about when (in which Photoshop CC version) did Adobe include the usable "Fuzziness" and "Range" sliders in the "Color Range" selection applied to brightness levels. I know that in Photoshop CS6 they were not usable, and with Photoshop CC 2015 they are. Conclusion: IMHO, if you have a modern Photoshop, stick to this new method, It's much more visual and intuitive than using "Channels".

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[@rrazdan1]

This tutorial is simply brilliant. The use of Color Range to control your selection luminosity is so much simpler than the traditional Luminosity methods. You really should take out a patent on this method.

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One of the best photoshop tutorials I've ever seen. I've recently been wanting to learn how to do luminosity masks and all the other videos were youtubers trying to get you to buy their luminosity panels. So frustrating because I want to know how to do them myself. You really laid out so much info here in a very digestible and learnable way. Well done.

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[@a.joshatt7518]

Thanks for all the great tuts. After a little test, comparing mask of this method and "traditional" method, I find in this method there're many black or white areas in the mask,instead of all kinds of gray. This is the difference. I recommend: in mask properties, increase feather and immensely lower density. Or obvious edge will occur often when adjusting.

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I've tried really hard to understand channels and alpha channels and it seemed like a lot of work for something I didn't get noo matter how hard I tried. This tutorial is awesome. I've tried it out and am very pleased with how effective it is. Many thanks - I'm going to keep watching your tutorials

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[@Outlast1965]

It was just now I understand your luminosity mask application. Been doing other methods and camera raw alone for quite sometime now, this one is an eye opener for mer. Not to mention this was uploaded since 2017. Thank you Unmesh. been learning PS CC thru your tutorials. I just need to continuously play those video of yours when I need them on an image I wanted to edit. Kudos to your teachings!

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The breadth of possibilities within this concept are overwhelming. I have scores of landscapes from this past summer and am incessantly editing them. Thanks for your help!

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Absolutely ripper. I learned photoshop like Topsy, so its was just out with the basic layer mask and brush away vivid and wild as best we could. Sometimes the colour selections, again Topsy. I had never used luminosity masks. By the way starting from scratch over colour, brightness, and masking is so good. Making defined and understood terms caters for all of us at any level. Very pleasing.

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[@tomrandall6539]

This is hands down the BEST method of creating those luminosity masks! Thanks man!

[@susanfromvermont4843]

Great tutorial, I understand luminosity masking better now. But I may have to go back and look at it again. SO much information to absorb!

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Unmesh, you are the greatest!!! What a wonderful way of making Luminosity Masks!!! I do not know why others want to be so complicated. I am also enrolled in your wonderful Photoshop Easy course. THANK YOU!!

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“Only you know as a human…as an artist…which brightness level to choose. Maths cannot counter art. Both have to go hand in hand.” Well said.

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Oh man that color range tool is a time saver!

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It is cool, really, thanks Umesh! two things you might consider: it‘s a video - I can rewind a thousand times - no need to repeat everything important. it could be really shorter - the essence of this video xan easily be shown in under 3 minutes.

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thank you for the explanation of color range.

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I was always using channels or apply image for this but will now use color range. I'd like to offer a tip to you and your users. If you select the mask after using color range or channels to create it. You can select the mask and then go to image, adjustments and say, "curves," to fine tune the mask itself. Neat trick!!

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Brilliant. dragging and dropping a curves mask onto the vibrancy mask..

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You're doing great job :) teaching people in a very logical way! The only thing I would add - when I do luminosity masks, I change the blending mode to "luminosity" to affect only light, and take care of colors separately later :).

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Another excellent tutorial which avoids creating the rigid percentage selections of other tools.

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Great tutorial and you make me think of using this method for sky replacement and you know what, this is probably the best and fastest way to do it. Thank you

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I finally understand luminosity thx

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Thank you for taking the time to describe luminosity masking. This was very helpful to me.

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Thanks for simplifying luminosity masks! Now if I can just remember this method the next time I need it....

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