How to use Layer Masks and Adjustment Layers in Photoshop
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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Excellent. Thank you, Jodi.
thanks Jodi, very helpful…once again!
Thanks Jodi! most of this I could even do with my PSE7! Bonus!!
What a great video! It was extremely helpful. Thank you.
Another great tutorial Jodi!
thanks!! i appreciate you explaining curves and masking.
Thanks for the video, I just can’t figure out how to add a layer mask in PSE6. Is it possible?!
I so need to take one of your classes! That was awesome, thanks for the tip! (I am familiar with using masks but not as in depth as this tutorial)
Thanks, this is excellent.
Fantastic tutorial. I learned so much in that nine minutes.
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Terrific work! This is the type of information that should be shared around the web. Shame on the search engines for not positioning this post higher!
Love you lady..I’ve been perplexed by inverted masks. I could see them used in actions, but couldn’t for the life of me figure them out when trying to do my own edits. THANK YOU!
Excellent !
This is what I was desperately looking for.