Photography › Masking + Compositing

Follow photographer Brooke Shaden as she creates one of her painterly, otherworldly images and explains her process, from initial sketch to final Photoshop composite.

Learn how to use selections and layer masks in Photoshop to create composite images and apply targeted adjustments.

The third installment of Bert Monroy's Dreamscapes series shows how to transport your photos into otherworldly territory, like an underwater coral reef, an enchanted forest, or even a menacing factory, all with Photoshop.

Join Bert Monroy in the second installment of his Dreamscapes series, and learn how to transform your photos into incredible scenes filled with imaginary creatures, ancient ruins, and more.

Look over Tim Grey's shoulder as he works on one of his favorite images and gain insight into why he does what he does.

A step-by-step look at the creation of a treasured image.

Learn how to shoot and edit green screen footage and images.

Exercise your creativity by combining images to make something new.

Takes you step by step through the process of creating the fanciful image of an old Soviet helicopter being used as a harvester.

Take an unexciting photo and begin to transform it into an amazing dream sequence using compositing and painting techniques in Photoshop.

Essential techniques to create composites from multiple photos using Adobe Photoshop—from working around tricky exposure challenges to creating stronger group photos and crafting creative photo illustrations.

Exercise precise control over the adjustments you make to your images.

Reveals the importance of making precise selections and how to make them with the tools in Adobe Photoshop.

Walks you through the creation of a spectacular composite scene.

Explore advanced photomontage techniques.

Create custom collages, photo montages, scrapbooks, type effects, and shape effects.

Master the essential art of creating selections.

Use Photoshop to create a striking scene: a sun-soaked morning, a ready-laid table, and a swarm of scary insects

Photoshop artist Uli Staiger takes you step by step through the process of creating a fantasy montage where the majestic airship is the true lord of the air.

Combine real photographic elements with a rendered 3D object to create a stylish futuristic cityscape.

Walks you through the creation of a dreamlike composite scene.

Learn Photoshop techniques in the process of creating a fairy-tale scene.

Take photographs to the next creative level by compositing images in Photoshop.

Offers a comprehensive tour of selections, the key to performing creative imaging tasks in Photoshop CS5.

Demonstrates how to take photographs to the next creative level using image compositing techniques in Photoshop.

Covers everything about using layer masks to enhance photographs and create professional-looking image composites.

A walk-through of the many manual and automatic selection methods in Photoshop and pointers on choosing the most effective selection methods for an image.

Alpha channels are used to build transitional blended layers, fashion a depth map, and make edge adjustments.

Breaks down complex techniques for using alpha channels to maximize results in Photoshop.

A comprehensive lesson in alpha channels, which inform almost every aspect of Photoshop.