How does PS use masking tools?

Masks in the PS of the application is quite extensive, the mask is the biggest feature can be repeatedly modified, but it will not affect the layer of any structure. If the mask adjusts the image is not satisfied, you can remove the mask original image and reappear. It's a very magical tool. Today, the small make up with everyone familiar with how to use the PS Mask tool. We usually say the mask mask, in fact, there are several kinds of masks, I know there are four kinds: one is a quick mask, the second is a layer mask, three is a vector mask, and four is a clipping mask. The inner connection between them does not matter to him.

　　First, Quick mask:

I only use it to create a constituency, look at an example: a lot of grinding in the course of the requirements of the MM facial features to stay out, only to wear facial skin, I use this quick mask. Where is it? Here, press Q also OK.

Below we use it to select the facial skin of MM, point that button, select the brush, the foreground color is black, besmear you want to grind part, tu boundary with white brush tu come back, is it very convenient to go back and forth besmear?

How is red? Red is right, the default is red. The following point to create a quick mask to the left of the button, exit the quick mask, press Q is OK.

See the constituency, don't worry, mask mask, just the red part is blindfolded, not we want, the reverse election on the line! Copy and see the effect.

At this time to your play, not just used the brush, then the function of the brush can be used here, not the boundary blunt, that we use soft pen, but also with different transparency, you can even use a variety of pattern pen brush out a variety of patterns, but also feather ah, in short you must do better than mine.

　　Second, layer mask:

Layer masks are the most commonly used tools we draw, usually called masks are also refers to the layer mask (this section of the mask refers to the layer mask). You can say that, if you don't know the mask, you don't say you've moved to the threshold of Ps.

Why the beginning of the first reference to ridicule experts, I just contact the mask when it is to see such a tutorial, explain the layer mask, he does not teach you to use the brush, but let you use the gradient, my mother! The mask has not yet understood, and a more gradual gradient, today we start from the most rookie understanding.

A netizen said that the mask is like an eraser, I start from its like rubber place to talk about.

　　One, the mask is rubber?

First come to know it, first build a look: In order to see the effect, we open a landscape and a mm,mm on, the landscape in the next, to the MM layer to add a mask:

The point arrow refers to the button, in the MM layer appears a mask icon, and this icon is displayed edited state, now the operation is in the mask on.

We try to melt the mm into the flowers: first choose the black brush, smear the part we want to hide, is it the same as the rubber? Oh, dear! It's all over the world! Not afraid, then I choose the white brush painted back to reveal the part, so back and forth, do not have to worry about the world. You can also use soft pen to paint the edges as naturally as possible, but also with low transparency to paint a looming effect.

Have we realized the difference between this and the rubber?

In fact it is the biggest difference with the eraser is that it is only in the mask operation, did not cause a little damage to the picture, and after the eraser, the image of the pixel has been erased. Therefore, if you do not satisfied with the mask, we delete the mask on the line, will not have any effect on the picture.

It is essentially the same as the eraser, and the mask establishes the constituency, which has an intrinsic connection to the channel, which we do not care about and know how to use.

To remove a mask you can right-click on the mask, the Delete mask option appears, and you can pull the mask map to the trash bin.

　　Second, the mask is not rubber

We already know that the mask is not an eraser, then it should have other uses, let's see how it can be used?

1. Gradient Melt Diagram

If your old people do not understand the gradient, then I will only advise you to learn the gradient and then look down. Often to the Internet to find a tutorial people must have seen this figure, in understanding the method we have just then to see the gradient is not difficult.

Add a mask to the character layer, pull out the black and white gradient, the black part hides, the white part shows, the gray part is excessive, the key is uses the gradient after excessively very natural, this is our hand smear cannot come out the effect.

2, adjust the level of local adjustment:

When we are drawing, we often just want to make adjustments to some parts, setting up an adjustment layer (the knowledge of the adjustment layer is not covered here) is convenient for us because the adjustment layer also links a mask, through the operation of the mask, you can let the effect of adjustment according to where we want to show or hide, show more or less. Take a look at the picture below:

Create a layer mask at the same time, with all the options in the adjustment layer defined by the arrow.

I was very dizzy when I first saw these icons, but when I read the masks and looked at the icons, I was just so cute, because they allowed us to adjust the pictures as we wanted to, and here's an example:

Suppose I want to adjust the face of the MM, and other parts do not tune, you can establish a curve adjustment layer, and then use a black brush to the mm face out.

Classification:

• PS Getting Started Tutorial
• PS Mask Tutorial