LUMA / LEARN BY MAKING
Capture a brush. Make a print belong to fabric. Weave type through a photograph. Start with your supplied images and leave with something yours.
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“Show me” finds the actual control. Progress follows your edits. Every workshop includes a starter, a finished example and a before/after comparison.
8–10 min · 5 steps
An editable Luma project
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Captured brushes / repeat preview / colorways
Capture a motif from the yellow fabric as your own brush, paint a repeat and try three fabric colorways.
The original image stays intact. The workshop adds editable layers, type, masks and color treatments.
6–8 min · 5 steps
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Ink color / live type / fabric blending / layer comps
Remix the Milk Room tee photograph with a fabric motif, new ink and your own editable lettering.
The original image stays intact. The workshop adds editable layers, type, masks and color treatments.
5–7 min · 4 steps
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Editable type / layer depth / masks / type on paths
Write behind the supplied model, reveal a letter through the subject mask and edit curved supporting type.
The original image stays intact. The workshop adds editable layers, type, masks and color treatments.
6–8 min · 3 steps
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Shared artwork / independent layouts / shapes / artboard export
Turn the fabric motif into a cover, release poster and vertical story. Export three real artboard regions.
The original image stays intact. The workshop adds editable layers, type, masks and color treatments.
6–9 min · 4 steps
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Curves / HSL / Gradient Map / adjustment masks
Paint warmth into your supplied photograph, shape Curves and explore HSL and a graphic Gradient Map.
The original image stays intact. The workshop adds editable layers, type, masks and color treatments.
5–8 min · 3 steps
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Spot healing / Remove / Clone / local light
Repair deliberately added practice distractions on a copy of your travel photograph, then brighten a selected area.
The original image stays intact. The workshop adds editable layers, type, masks and color treatments.
5–7 min · 4 steps
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Vector badges / type on paths / layer effects / variations
Build coordinated badges with your fabric motif, editable vector shapes, curved lettering and layer effects.
The original image stays intact. The workshop adds editable layers, type, masks and color treatments.
6–9 min · 5 steps
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Layered collage / masks / vector shapes / live type
Build on the supplied blue-and-pink collage with editable lettering, linework and masked glow.
The original image stays intact. The workshop adds editable layers, type, masks and color treatments.
6–8 min · 5 steps
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Clipping frames / photo grading / typography / artboards
Turn the supplied travel and portrait photographs into an editorial story, then export a cover and a square social post.
The original image stays intact. The workshop adds editable layers, type, masks and color treatments.
7–10 min · 5 steps
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Mask cleanup / local color / artwork placement
Start with a prepared cutout from the supplied outfit photograph. Choose a backdrop, treat the garment and give the image a voice.
The original image stays intact. The workshop adds editable layers, type, masks and color treatments.
7–10 min · 5 steps
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Mask painting / compositing / Curves / mood studies
Combine the character and hooded scene from the two supplied boards. Paint in the atmosphere and compare moonlight with an amber grade.
The original image stays intact. The workshop adds editable layers, type, masks and color treatments.
4–6 min · 3 steps
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Smart selection / mask preview / edge refinement / targeted Recolor
Tap to smart-select the man’s T-shirt, refine its mask with Add and Remove, then recolor a copy. Keep his face, arms, printed lettering and surroundings intact.
The original image stays intact. The workshop adds editable layers, type, masks and color treatments.
5–7 min · 5 steps
An editable Luma project
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8 editable layers / layer order / placement / live text
Reorder the stack, move the imagery and edit the headline. Continue with this exact document in the next lesson.
The original image stays intact. The workshop adds editable layers, type, masks and color treatments.
6–9 min · 5 steps
An editable Luma project
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Blending / opacity / layer effects / smart filters
Continue your composition and explore all 27 blend modes, 17 layer effects and 15 editable smart filters.
The original image stays intact. The workshop adds editable layers, type, masks and color treatments.
Built from the supplied shirts, photo grid, yellow fabric, outfit photograph, cinematic boards and collage. Original images are flattened; the workshops add editable crops, masks, typography, adjustments and layers. Your edits run locally in your browser; download your .luma file to keep a portable copy.
