Adobe Lightroom Classic In-Depth: Unlocking the Power of the Adjustment Brush
In this class, Scott unlocks the power of local Adjustments in Lightroom and how to go way beyond simple Dodging and Burning to open a whole new world of editing. You’ll learn the most important shortcuts; techniques; brush settings; how to tweak the Adjustment brush so it works optimally, plus you'll learn how to use the related tools, like the Graduated Filter, the Spot Removal Tool, and the Radial Tool (among others), plus you'll lots of shortcuts, workarounds, and creative ideas to help really make the most of this amazing tool. If you've always wanted to take this genie out of its bottle and take your editing skills in Lightroom up a big notch, then this is the class for you.
Release Date: 2016-06-08
Lessons
Introduction
Join Scott as he introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow. He then jumps right in to showing you how to start using the Adjustment Brush.
Duration: 10 mins 4 seconds
Adjustment Pins
Each adjustment you make drops a pin on the image that holds the settings from that adjustment.
Duration: 7 mins 13 seconds
Brush Settings
There are a number of settings specific to the brush.
Duration: 7 mins 37 seconds
Selective Adjustments
One of the greatest powers of the Adjustment Brush is its ability to selectively apply adjustments to only the areas that need it.
Duration: 6 mins 38 seconds
Graduated Filter
The Graduated Filter operates in a very similar fashion to the Adjustment Brush, but acts more like a graduated neutral density filter you would put on your lens.
Duration: 6 mins 31 seconds
Radial Filter
The Radial Filter is the next local adjustment tool that operates using the same set of sliders as the Adjustment Brush.
Duration: 6 mins 24 seconds
Spot Removal Tool: Part 1
Designed to help remove sensor spots and small unwanted objects from an image.
Duration: 4 mins 37 seconds
Spot Removal Tool: Part 2
Take a closer look at the controls specific to the Spot Removal tool.
Duration: 5 mins 15 seconds
Red Eye Removal
Scott wraps up the class with the Red Eye Removal tool.
Duration: 2 mins 16 seconds