Thursday, January 21, 2010
Photoshop Workbench 213: Sinking A Duck (And Other Fun Facts About Masks)
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In today’s tutorial, I’ve set the bar high. Your mission (if you choose to accept it) is to sink a duck in a pond. Perhaps you’re wondering how in the world this could ever possibly benefit you, and to be honest, that’s a perfectly legitimate question. Please allow me to explain. This is really a lesson about masking disguised as a fun duck-sinking project. During this Workbench, I’ll show you how to see where you’ve painted on a mask, how to view only the contents of a mask, how to unlink a mask from the pixel-bearing part of a layer, and how to non-destructively reduce the opacity of black paint on a mask.
Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 1:18 pm
What a great way to demonstrate some very important tools and techniques! I honestly did not know half of what you just covered. Since I can’t retain all this new stuff without reviewing it some more, I’ll just have to buy and download the video.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at 10:34 am
Funny, and very helpful! I am confused though on one part of it, the mask covers the bottom of the duck, which you then do not see, and yet the mask also covers the plants below it, and you can still see them when the mask is applied.
What am I missing?
Thank you also for your outstanding Photoshop CS4 Companion, I am slowly working my way through it, you are a wonderful teacher!