From the course: Photoshop Masking and Compositing: Fundamentals
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The mask meets the composition - Photoshop Tutorial
From the course: Photoshop Masking and Compositing: Fundamentals
The mask meets the composition
In the real world a composite is something that's made up of a bunch of distinct parts. That holds for Photoshop as well, but the net result is called a composition and it's made up of a bunch of layers. The title of this chapter, The Science of Compositing may seem like a daunting topic, but if you understand some of the scientific logic that Photoshop uses to combine layers, you'll feel more confident when creating your own compositions, and less at the mercy of Photoshop's almost endless array of features. I start this chapter by showing you how to view both masks and the images they protect at the same time. Then we will combine masks to create the perfect selection. After masking a layer, I'll show you how to paint both behind and inside it. Then I'll show you how to blend independent layers and create a clipping mask, which lets you mask one layer inside another. As you'll see, Channels and layers work hand-in-hand. So whenever you create a mask, you'll need to follow-up with…
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Viewing a mask as a rubylith overlay6m 13s
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Changing a mask's overlay color5m 34s
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Painting inside a mask6m 3s
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Cleaning up and confirming5m 18s
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Combining masks5m 10s
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Painting behind and inside a layer5m 27s
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Blending image elements6m 1s
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What to do when layers go wrong6m 3s
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Hiding layer effects with a mask4m 22s
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Introducing clipping masks5m 29s
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Unclipping and masking a shadow3m 50s
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The mask meets the composition1m 8s
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