The BEST WAY To Select and Mask GLASS (or Transparent Objects) in Photoshop!

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  1. 0:00 Introduction
  2. 0:44 Set up the Glass Masking Layers
  3. 1:24 Make The Vector Mask
  4. 4:49 Create the Luminosity Layer
  5. 6:40 Create the Hue & Saturation Layer
  6. 8:15 Create Specular Highlights
  7. 9:32 Add the Cork
  8. 11:03 Other Enhancements
  9. 13:40 Blending Modes Specular Highlight Trick
  10. 14:25 Glass distortion
  11. 16:02 Replace Background
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In this Photoshop tutorial, you will learn how to extract glass from a white background using blending modes.

This video will teach you the best way to select and mask glass (or transparent objects) in Photoshop. We will work non-destructively, and all your adjustments will be editable.

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Jesús Ramirez

Jesús Ramirez is a graphic designer and the founder of the Photoshop Training Channel, which he started in 2012 and has grown past two million YouTube subscribers. He has taught at Adobe MAX, Adobe Summit, and Photoshop World, teaches courses for CreativeLive and Pluralsight, and was one of five artists chosen for Adobe Stock's Make a Masterpiece campaign. His Photoshop templates shipped inside Photoshop CC 2018.

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