Join Deke McClelland for an in-depth discussion in this video 622 Masking like a pro with Photoshop’s Pen tool, part of Deke's Techniques.
- Hey gang, this is Deke McClelland.…Welcome to Deke's Techniques.…This week I'm going to show you how to mask an image…like a pro using the pen tool inside Photoshop.…Here's the backstory.…Back in April I was SCUBA diving in the Maldives,…which is this group of atolls in southwest of Sri Lanka,…and we went on this night dive…that was populated by a ton of stingrays and nurse sharks,…as represented by this guy right here.…Now, they're moving all over the place…and I'm using a 10-17 mm wide angle lens.…
The focal length for this shot is 14 millimeters,…so this thing is right up on me.…That is to say I was very fortunate to get this shot.…But I rather blew it, because I not only lit up the shark…using my strobes, but I also…lit the coral in the background.…This is a once in a lifetime shot, for me anyway,…which is why it's so fortunate…that I can take it into Photoshop…and achieve the effect I wanted in the first place…by isolating the shark using the pen tool.…Here, let me show you exactly how it works.…
Here's that final version of the composition,…
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1/13/2011Note: Because this is an ongoing series, viewers will not receive a certificate of completion.
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