So you think you know everything about the HSL Adjustment Layer in Photoshop? Well, I have a doozy of a tutorial for you today!

I will uncover the HSL Range tool and show you how powerful this feature is that you are more than likely glancing over. I get it, those two bars at the bottom of the HSL Properties can be confusing, but it doesn’t have to be!

I will show you how to use it to include analogous colors, exclude unwanted colors, and avoid color banding when adjusting the Hue Saturation or Luminance of a given color.

Video Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:22 What is Hue, Saturation, or Luminance
01:54 Understanding the HSL Range Tool
03:13 The Targeted Adjustment Tool
03:55 The Eye Dropper in the HSL Adjustment Layer
04:59 The Range and Feather Tools Explained
06:53 Landscape Practical Application
09:35 Portrait Practical Application
12:22 Limitations of HSL Range
14:16 You Won’t Get It Right Away!

Here is that video on how to use the Colorize Feature.

Blake Rudis
f.64 Academy and f.64 Elite are the brainchildren of Blake Rudis. While he is a landscape photographer, he is most passionate about post-processing images in Photoshop and mentoring others.

For Blake, it's all about the art and process synergy. He dives deep into complex topics and makes them easy to understand through his outside-the-box thinking so that you can use these tricks in your workflow today!
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