Advanced Masking Panel

Hi Adobe Team,

I’d like to suggest an enhancement to Photoshop’s masking workflow that could benefit both intermediate and advanced users. Currently, creating precise masks from colour data often requires multiple steps — using channels, Apply Image, Selective Color, and Levels — which can be fiddly and unintuitive.

My idea is an Advanced Masking Panel where users could:

• Select a source channel (RGB, Lab, or individual channels)

• Adjust hue range sliders to isolate specific colours

• Adjust luminance sliders to target highlights, midtones, or shadows

• Preview the mask live and refine it interactively before applying

This would allow users to isolate very specific pixels — for example, only the brightest blue highlights in wave spray — without inadvertently selecting background elements. The workflow would remain non-destructive, visual, and much more accessible, reducing trial-and-error while retaining full creative control.

It’s a small enhancement conceptually, but it could dramatically simplify advanced masking, making Photoshop more intuitive and powerful for a broad spectrum of users.

Thanks for considering!