Do the words “adjustment layer” or “layer masks” scare you?

If so, this revised video (which includes Photoshop versions up through CS4) is a MUST Watch, Must Share, and Must Bookmark.

Here are some notes to help you along:

- White Reveals (shows)

- Black Conceals (hides)

- Use a “airbrush soft round” to paint (change the hardness as you get close to subject if you can see halo or marks but never go to 100% hardness)

- Make sure your layer mask is selected (has a box outlined around it)

- Change the opacity of the brush as needed for more control – I often work with a low opacity brush and let the effect build.

- Shortcuts used “[ or ]” – the left bracket makes brush smaller and right bracket makes the brush bigger

- D puts default colors as swatches (white foreground/black background) – X swaps these two.

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