Photoshop Software Mask role sharing

To the users of Photoshop software to share a detailed version of the role of the mask.

Role sharing:

A mask is a piece of baffle floating on top of a layer, it does not contain image data, it only blocks some data of the layer, and when the layer is manipulated, the blocked data will not be affected.

The mask is actually a layer in PS, the most common is a monochrome layer or a patterned layer, stacked on top of the original photo layer, like a piece of glass on top of the truth, the monochrome layer is monochrome glass, patterned layer is patterned glass, and then through the glass to see the photos will have color or pattern changes, As the green mask was put on, the green of the picture was strengthened.

The benefits of masking like glass, regardless of what you do to the mask will not directly affect the original picture, of course, if the combination of the layer directly affected. Compared to the tuning curve and palette, the mask is the easiest to learn, because there are few parameters to adjust, usually only a transparency needs to be adjusted, and save as a PSD file can retain the mask layer, so even if there are unexpected events can be saved for future adjustments. With the Mask palette suitable for restoration of gray-tone photos, if you want to comprehensively modify the tone of the screen, it is best to cooperate with other tools to use.

Mask principle:

PS mask is to convert different shades of gray value to different transparency, and to the layer on which it is located, so that the different parts of the layer of transparency to produce corresponding changes. Black is completely transparent and white is completely opaque.

Advantages of PS Mask:

1. Easy to modify, will not be caused by the use of eraser or cut to delete the regret of not returning;

2. Different filters can be used to produce some unexpected special effects;

3. Any grayscale image can be used as a mask.

The main function of PS mask:

1. Pull the map;

2. To do the edge of the image dilution effect;

3. The fusion between layers.

Examples of melting diagrams using masks:

1. Original artwork

2, that is, we want to pull out the characters in the picture, to synthesize into the background picture.

3, from the above picture can be seen, such pictures appear to be very blunt character and background, in order to make people and background better integration, we will use the mask to deal with the picture.

We choose the brush shown in the picture, which is chosen to make the spray effect next.

4, Next we use the mask to deal with the picture, again emphasize the principle of the mask: black for completely transparent, white for completely opaque. We add a mask to the character layer (ALT + + black mask). In order to make the characters blend the background, we will make the spray prominent, that is to make the character part transparent (in the mask into black), which we use just the selected brush in the picture processing on it, brush color is black.

5, after processing we have the following effects

6, merging layers, and according to their own style for appropriate color adjustment

7. Final Effect Chart

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