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augustya
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July 27, 2021
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How to have Adjustment Layer Target only One Layer ?

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If someone can please tell me if I have these layers in my project as shown in the attached Picture and if I have changed the background of a subject and now if I want to make changes with regards to highlights and shadows of only the subject not the entire image. 

 

If I add the adjustment layer where do I need to place it ? so that it only makes changes to the subject and not the background colour ?

 

Can someone please tell me ?

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edgrimley
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July 28, 2021

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augustyaAuthor
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By @edgrimley

 

Ok let me try this then, Have one Layer of my Masked Layer have the Colour Background Layer below it and have the Adjustment Layer Unclipped at the Top.

melissapiccone
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melissapicconeCommunity Expert
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July 28, 2021

Your adjusment layer is actually clipped...

 

Here is a short video on creating clipping masks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNMWabDLvRA

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    AxelMatt
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    AxelMattCommunity Expert
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    July 27, 2021

    This can be done with a clipping mask. 

    Insert a adjustment layer above the appropriate layer and make it to a clipping mask. 

     

    https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/revealing-layers-clipping-masks.html

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyWplm5X-lU&ab_channel=EnvatoTuts%2B

     

     

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      augustyaAuthor
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      July 27, 2021
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      This can be done with a clipping mask. 

      Insert a adjustment layer above the appropriate layer and make it to a clipping mask. 

       

      https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/revealing-layers-clipping-masks.html

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyWplm5X-lU&ab_channel=EnvatoTuts%2B

       

       


      By @AxelMatt

       

      So with regards to the Layers I have in my Image Link. both look the same to me I dont know which is the Target Layer ? in this case what do I do ?

      AxelMatt
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      AxelMattCommunity Expert
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      July 28, 2021
      @AxelMatt wrote:

      Once you have to delete (or deactivate) the highest layer. Then insert a adjustment layer above the appropriate layer and make it to a clipping mask. 

       


      But if I am deleting the Top Layer as you suggest, my subject disappears from the gradient fill background that I have created and I only see a plain background image. 


      Sorry, my mistake.  I was wrong. I've read your original post again.

      You've wrote: "...so that it only makes changes to the subject and not the background colour ?..." 

       

      I've check the attached screenshot again and I've see no difference between the lowest and the highest layer.

      What kind of effect should the middle layer have?

      At the moment I don't quite understand what you want achieve with this layer contruct.

       

       

       

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