Photoshop Mask Application: Pull up a picturesque landscape tutorial

On the application and processing of masks, can be found on the Internet a lot. I think the mask plays a very important role in the process of image processing. This tutorial combines a landscape photo with a new handwritten, veteran can drift over.

First to popularize the knowledge of the mask:

1. What is a mask? The mask is placed on the layer of a file board, some people image to say is placed on the layer of a glass file board, the mask has a white mask, a black mask, with a pattern can be called color mask. Black Mask

For transparency, white is completely opaque and gray is translucent.

2. How do I add a mask? Add a Mask method many: 1. Can quickly mask mode editing; 2. Add layer Mask; 3. The Select Adjustment tool to create a new fill or adjust layer automatically generates a mask; 4. Channel COMPUTE generated

Layer masks automatically generated by create new fill or adjust layer after alpha channel or activating channel replication

3. The advantages of the mask: The mask is a layer on the formation of a glazed cover plate, on the cover board operation, will not be the following layer of damage, if modified, can also be restored, stored as a PSD file mask Still,

Not satisfied can also open the file, on the mask to make changes, so you can avoid the regret that cannot be modified.

4. The use of the mask: 1. Pull the picture, 2. After the image processing to play down or restore; 3. Make a selection, make local color or processing; 4. Replace the image, which is the layer "create clip mask"; 5. Perform no-trace mosaic of multiple images

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The following diagram is mostly color selection tool for local processing, because there is a mask, color processing, selected, you can have to use the mask to clear or restore.

Photoshop Tutorial Artwork:

Effect Chart:

1. The picture is a bit gray, adjusted the color price, balanced the passage, went to a bit of ash, but the dark part of a bit dark, light and a bit of exposure, the road shadow part of a bit of green, then can mask can play a role. Black Brush in Black

The place and the exposed buildings on the road smear, restore the original level