“Learn some creative techniques for replacing the night sky with advanced masking, and Smart Objects. Also discover the best exposure settings for capturing the detail in the Milky Way galaxy.” Presented by the inimitable Russell Brown.
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The following key commands do not require clicking on the mask.
X reverses Foreground and Background colors
Numbers number keys change the Opacity of a brush
[ and ] makes a brush smaller and larger
Shift [ and Shift ] makes a brush softer and harder
Opt Delete fills a mask with the Foreground color
Command I inverts a mask
The following key commands require clicking on the mask.
Control Click displays mask options
Opt Click displays a mask in black and white
Shift Opt Click displays a mask as a red overlay
Command Click loads the mask as a selection
Shift Command Click adds the mask to a selection
Option Command Click subtracts the mask from a selection
Shift Option Command loads the intersection of two masks
Shift Command I inverses a selection
Drag & drop to move a mask from one layer to another
Option drag & drop to copy a mask from one layer to another
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In this Photoshop Quick Tip I demonstrate all the masking key commands in Photoshop. They’re real time savers!
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In this Photoshop Quick Tip I show how and why to make two masks for one layer.
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In this Photoshop Quick Tip I show how you to localize gradient masks to create precise selective effects.
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In this Photoshop Quick Tip I show how you can control gradient masks with amazing power making them extremely flexible and precise.
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Edge masks target only the contours in an image. (Think of edge masks in Photoshop as the creative sharpening equivalent to the Masking slider in ACR or Lightroom’s capture sharpening.) They keep smooth areas smooth, while accentuating the contrast/sharpness of contours. They can be particularly useful for images that contain moderate to significant amounts of noise. In many cases, they allow the use of more aggressive applications of sharpening effects. Edge masks can help you take all of the creative sharpening effects you design up a notch – or two.
Deke McClelland – Photoshop CS5 Refine Edge
Colin Smith – Photoshop CS5 Cutout and Refine Edge
Jan Kabili – Photoshop CS5 Improved Selecting & Masking
Terry White – Photoshop CS5 Edge Detection / Selecting Hair
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Masking Basics in CS5
Masking Magic
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Bryan O’Neil Hughes demos CS5’s new improved edge detection and masking.
This will give you better results and save you hours.
Tune in tomorrow April 12 at 8am PDT for Adobe’s CS5 online announcement. Register now.