Adobe Photoshop CS5 on Demand

10. Creating Masks

What You’ll Do

Understand Layer and Vector Masks

Create a Layer Mask

Use Paint Tools with Layer Masks

Use Selections to Generate Complex Layer Masks

Use Layer Masks to Generate Soft Transparency

Create Unique Layer Mask Effects

Create a Vector Mask

Modify Layer and Vector Masks

Create Channel Masks

Create Channel Masks from Scratch or from Selections

Modify Channel Mask Options

Make Channel Masks from Native Color Channels

Move Channel Masks Between Documents

Combine Channel Masks

Use the Quick Mask Mode

Modify Selections Using Quick Mask Mode

Introduction

When you work on documents in Adobe Photoshop, the application does its best to make the experience as similar to the real world as possible. When you select the Brush ...