Working with Masks and Making Selections in Photoshop
Tutorials for making complex masks and precise selections with Adobe Photoshop. Techniques for using channel masks, alpha channels, quick mask mode, layer masks, grayscale masks, marquee selections, the extract command, plus various random selections tips and tricks.
Channel Mask
This simple technique uses a duplicate color channel to create a mask for isolating a complicated selection.
This simple technique uses a duplicate color channel to create a mask for isolating a complicated selection.
Magnetic Lasso Tool
Use the magnetic lasso tool and quick mask mode in Photoshop 5 to remove a complex background from an image in less than 10 minutes.
Use the magnetic lasso tool and quick mask mode in Photoshop 5 to remove a complex background from an image in less than 10 minutes.
Pen Tool Selections
This technique uses the pen tool to create a path around the image and convert the path to a selection.
This technique uses the pen tool to create a path around the image and convert the path to a selection.
Combining Selection Techniques
For some selections, a combination of tools and techniques is required. Here's one example where an image was isolated from the background using channels, levels, and the pen tool in combination.
For some selections, a combination of tools and techniques is required. Here's one example where an image was isolated from the background using channels, levels, and the pen tool in combination.
Extract Command
An overview of the new extract command in Photoshop 5.5.
An overview of the new extract command in Photoshop 5.5.
Selection Tools and Commands
Learn about the new reselect command, the magnetic lasso tool, freeform pen tool, magnetic pen tool, and measurment tool introduced in Photoshop 5.5.
Learn about the new reselect command, the magnetic lasso tool, freeform pen tool, magnetic pen tool, and measurment tool introduced in Photoshop 5.5.
Back to Basics - Photoshop Selections
Wendy Peck thoroughly explains Photoshop's selection tools, and other important selection tasks including making selections with channels and color range, plus modifying, saving, and sharing selections.
Wendy Peck thoroughly explains Photoshop's selection tools, and other important selection tasks including making selections with channels and color range, plus modifying, saving, and sharing selections.
Master Photoshop's Masking Tools
Explore the principles of masking and learn several different techniques for masking and making selections in Photoshop.
Explore the principles of masking and learn several different techniques for masking and making selections in Photoshop.
Cleaning Up a Dirty Hair Mask in Photoshop CS
"In compositing, there's nothing worse than a bad mask. And nowhere is it easier to mess up your mask than on a subject's hair, especially when it's blurred or obscured by a complex background or hazy foreground, making it pretty much impossible to get an accurate mask at all."
"In compositing, there's nothing worse than a bad mask. And nowhere is it easier to mess up your mask than on a subject's hair, especially when it's blurred or obscured by a complex background or hazy foreground, making it pretty much impossible to get an accurate mask at all."
Introducing Quickmask
This excerpt from Using Photoshop 5 introduces you to the Quickmask mode of making selections.
This excerpt from Using Photoshop 5 introduces you to the Quickmask mode of making selections.
Layer Mask Basics
Learn how to create and edit layer masks, then use them to create artistic effects.
Learn how to create and edit layer masks, then use them to create artistic effects.
MaskPlus Technique
Ron Lemire demonstrates a method of handling selections or masks that creates perfectly aligned edges. Great for colorizing.
Ron Lemire demonstrates a method of handling selections or masks that creates perfectly aligned edges. Great for colorizing.
Masking Unmasked
Learn how and when to use masks, clipping paths, and silhouettes.
Learn how and when to use masks, clipping paths, and silhouettes.
Quick Mask Basics
Learn about the quick mask mode in Photoshop and see examples of how you can use it to perfect your selections.
Learn about the quick mask mode in Photoshop and see examples of how you can use it to perfect your selections.
Selections
Explains the selection tools in Photoshop 4 and when you should use each of them.
Explains the selection tools in Photoshop 4 and when you should use each of them.
Selections and Removing Backgrounds
In this tutorial, we will do this mostly in the context of removing backgrounds from pictures. In particular, we will be using lasso, magic wand, a quickmask, a layer mask, the pen tool, and a special selection using a threshold adjustment. Photoshop 6.0.
In this tutorial, we will do this mostly in the context of removing backgrounds from pictures. In particular, we will be using lasso, magic wand, a quickmask, a layer mask, the pen tool, and a special selection using a threshold adjustment. Photoshop 6.0.