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3 Ways to Blend Images in Photoshop

June 27, 2019 By Eric Reagan

In the above video, Adobe’s Julieanne Kost shows us how to create composites using these three image blending techniques in Photoshop. It’s a short video but these are great techniques for working with layers and masks, along with good references to shortcut keys to make your workflow more efficient.

Filed Under: Photoshop Tagged With: adobe, composite, how to, layer mask, Learn, Photoshop

 

How to Use a Vector Mask in Photoshop

November 20, 2016 By Eric Reagan

What is a vector mask and how do you use one in Photoshop? In this tutorial video from Phlearn, Aaron Nace introduces us to the usefulness of vector masks and he teaches us how and why you would use a vector mask (instead of a layer mask) to remove an object from an image within Photoshop. Check out the full video above.

Filed Under: Learn, Photoshop Tagged With: how to, layer mask, Phlearn, Photoshop, vector mask

How to Place a Logo Behind a Person in Photoshop

August 21, 2016 By Eric Reagan

In this video from Phlearn, Aaron Nace walks through how to place a logo behind a person in Photoshop. The process is pretty straightforward but can vary in the level of complexity depending on how detailed the background is. You’ll need to select the subject from the background using something like the magic wand or the pen tool. Then, you’ll create a layer mask for your logo or text layer from the selection. At that point, you’ll be able to place your logo partially behind the subject. Check out the full video above for the complete walkthrough.

Filed Under: Learn, Photoshop Tagged With: how to, layer mask, Learn, Photoshop

How to Select and Change Colors in Photoshop

August 4, 2015 By Eric Reagan

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In this video from Phlearn, Aaron Nace walks us through how to select and change colors in Photoshop using Hue/Saturation adjustment layers and layer masks.

As you can see in the video, it’s a pretty simple task. Additionally, you see just how much power there is in using layer masks for you selections so that you can tweak exactly which parts of the image are affected in the final image.

Filed Under: Learn, Photoshop Tagged With: adjustment layer, colors, how, layer mask, Learn, Photoshop

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