Photoshop Masks Composition Tutorial

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Thank you so much for your interest in our Adobe Photoshop CC Composition guide.
A composite is multiple images combined into one. It can be a collage created from
several images or a set of merged images forming a panorama. Each image is on a
separate layer; some layers have special effects, such as frames or drop shadows. (
from Adobe)
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Interactive
Table of Contents
1.0 Isolating Your Image 5
1.1 Mask out the model 5
A Open images via Adobe Bridge 5
B Making a basic selection 5
C Masking your selection 6
D Select and Mask Values 6
E Edge Detection Settings 6
F Edge Detection Values 7
G Output Setting 7
H Fine tune your mask using the Brush tools 8
2.0 Background and Foreground colour 8
2.1 The Background Image 8
A Position and Mask the background 9
B Blend background-2 into background 9
C Foreground Blend 9
3.0 Levels to alter shadow adjustment 10
3.1 Emphasise shadow detail 10
A Levels Adjustment layer 10
B Mask out Levels effect 10
4.0 Summary 11
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1.0 Isolating Your Image
Learn how to:
̥̥ Find and open images in Adobe Bridge
̥̥ Make a detailed selection
̥̥ Modify your selection with the select and mask feature
̥̥ Edit the mask in the mask properties panel
̥̥ Fine tune hair selections with the rectangular marquee and brush tools
1.1 Mask out the model
A Open images via Adobe Bridge
͛͛ Select File - Browse in Bridge; navigate to the images folder and open the following
image 1-Cutout.jpg
B Making a basic selection
͛͛ Using the lasso tool or polygonal lasso tool make a basic selection of the model’s
hair
͛͛ Ensure you stay inside the model’s hair
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C Masking your selection
͛͛ Select Select and Mask button
Note:- Select and Mask is only available if the selection tool is active
D Select and Mask Values
͛͛ Enter the values as detailed next
͛͛ The Selection view mode is based on personal preference. At the beginning of a
selection we prefer to work with Overlay
E Edge Detection Settings
͛͛ Fine tune your selection using the Refine Edge brush
͛͛ Increase the brush size to approximately 80 pixels
͛͛ Paint in the hair strands using the Refine Edge brush
͛͛ Compare different views like Onion Skin to clarify the selection
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Note:- Further amendments can be make with the Mask brush
F Edge Detection Values
͛͛ Enter the values as detailed next. These are based on our interpretation of the image
G Output Setting
͛͛ Enter the Output Settings as detailed next
͛͛ By using our Masking features we can further edit the selection
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2.0 Background and Foreground colour
Learn how to:
̥̥ Apply colour adjustments
̥̥ Modify colour adjustments using masking
̥̥ Modify using gradient masks
2.1 The Background Image
̥̥ Open images 2-background.jpg and 3-background.jpg
̥̥ Position the images into the composition as detailed next
H Fine tune your mask using the Brush tools
͛͛ We can edit our selection via the Mask Panel
White Brush Colour = Reveal Effect: Black Brush Colour = Hides Effect
͛͛ Select the Polygonal Lasso tool; used to constrain your selection. This will make it
easier to add or remove detail
͛͛ Hide your mask to allow a detailed selection (Shift and Click on your mask to hide the
mask)
͛͛ Enable the Mask; add or remove detail as required
͛͛ Select the entire Mask using the CMD/CTRL. Apply further edits using the
appropriate mask
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C Foreground Blend
͛͛ Turn on foreground and cutout layers
͛͛ Repeat the previous process for the foreground image. You must click further into the
image as detailed next
͛͛ Drag black to white colour with your mask selected
A Position and Mask the background
͛͛ Add a layer mask to background-2 image
B Blend background-2 into background
͛͛ Select your mask in background-2 layer; select the black and white gradient. Now
click inside the image and drag to the right
͛͛ Resulting in background-2 and background being blended together
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B Mask out Levels effect
͛͛ Same principles of masking apply; Black brush hides details, White brush reveals
detail
3.0 Levels to alter shadow adjustment
Learn how to
̥̥ Add and edit an adjustment layer
̥̥ Duplicate and delete an adjustment layer
3.1 Emphasise shadow detail
A Levels Adjustment layer
͛͛ Add the Levels Adjustment
͛͛ Enter values as detailed next in the Levels dialogue
͛͛ Mask out the areas of extreme colouring with a large, soft black brush of 15%
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4.0 Summary
You should now have a completed composite image. This is a good style format for attracting
attention and is often used on magazine covers. We’d love to see your interpretations of this
tutorial:
Why not share your completed artwork on our social media
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