Adobe Photoshop for Matte Painting

Overview

“Masks within Photoshop will give you the power to create great things. Thanks to them, you will be able to merge two or more images as if they were one, preserving the original information of your images, since they will only hide some areas of these without erasing them. In addition, they will allow you to restrict the action of the adjustment layers. In this unit you will learn how to create and use them.”

In this video lesson David Vega Palacios addresses the topic: The secret is in the masks, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 5: Selections, Masks, and Channels. Learn how to work with these methodologies on Photoshop.

Partial transcription of the video

“PHOTOSHOP FOR MATTE PAINTING COURSE 5 LESSON 4 The secret is in the masks I'll show you how to use the masks to achieve transparencies and blends between your images. Let's see it. We will use the masks to hide or reveal the pixel information in a layer. The basic principle is that the black will hide the information of the layer where it's applied, showing what is below. On the contrary, everything in white will still be visible on the layer. To enter the mask to view or work on it, we will press the Alt key and click on the mask. What is now black was showing the layer below, that was yel...”

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Course summary for: Course 5: Selections, Masks, and Channels

• Level: Beginner
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