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Generate Amazing Text FX
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Create AMAZING Text FX Online!

Generate your own amazing, photoshop quality text effects online! textfx.co

Creating Photo Border Effects With Layer Masks And Filters In Photoshop
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Creating Photo Border Effects With Layer Masks And Filters In Photoshop

Learn how to easily create interesting photo border effects in Photoshop simply by applying a filter directly to a layer mask!

Photoshop: Understanding Channels
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Photoshop: Understanding Channels

Author Bert Monroy discusses channels in Photoshop.

How To Get The Most Out of Alpha Channels in Photoshop
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How To Get The Most Out of Alpha Channels in Photoshop

Live from Macworld Conference & Expo, 2009, digital artist Bert Monroy explains what an alpha channel is and where you can and can't apply a filter channel in a Photoshop painting.

How to Use Masks, Vectors, and Clipping Masks
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How to Use Masks, Vectors, and Clipping Masks

Masks are a very essential feature of Photoshop and just too many people are missing out on all of the greatness of masks. Here I have made this video explaining what a mask is and does and I will show you how the mask works, and what you can do with masks! In this Video we cover Layer Bitmap Masks (your basic everyday mask), Vector Masks, and Clipping Masks.

How to use Layer Masks in Photoshop
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How to use Layer Masks in Photoshop

Today I`ll speak about layer masks and I`ll show you how to create a black and white picture with some colored areas and how to merge two pictures,using layer masks.

Professional Quality Black And White Conversions With "Lab" Color And Channels
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Professional Quality Black And White Conversions With "Lab" Color And Channels

Learn how to easily achieve professional quality black and white conversions of your photos with the "Lab" color mode and Channels, and finish it off with a couple of layer blend modes.

RGB And Color Channels In Photoshop Explained
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RGB And Color Channels In Photoshop Explained

If RGB is just a three letter word to you and color channels are something you watch on tv, your Photoshop work is suffering. Learn how Photoshop displays colors in your images and take your skills to the next level.

Quickening using Layer Masks
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Quickening using Layer Masks

This tutorial from LearnHawk shows you some Layer Mask techniques which should help you speed up some Photoshop tasks. You will also use the warp tool.

Blending And Combining Photos With Layer Masks
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Blending And Combining Photos With Layer Masks

Learn how to combine photos in all sorts of interesting and creative ways using layer masks

Photoshop: Using Calculations
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Photoshop: Using Calculations

Author and Photoshop World Hall of Fame member Bert Monroy shows you how to use Photoshop's calculations to make alpha channels and masks.

Photoshop: Layer Masks and "Save a Copy"
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Photoshop: Layer Masks and "Save a Copy"

Author David Cross describes how layer masks can adjust the effects of an image.

Using Layer Masks: Black and White Photo With Color
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Using Layer Masks: Black and White Photo With Color

In this quick tutorial I wll show you how to turn a color photo to black and white then use a layer mask to bring colors through.

Quick Tip - Use Layer Masks to Erase in Photoshop
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Quick Tip - Use Layer Masks to Erase in Photoshop

We’ve all had to work with photos that need to be cut down. Do you reach for the Eraser tool first? Here’s a less destructive alternative using layer masks.

Combine Illustrator Patterns with Photoshop Masks for Instant Visual Appeal
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Combine Illustrator Patterns with Photoshop Masks for Instant Visual Appeal

With this technique, you can create eye-catching imagery without fancy plug-ins or big stock photo budgets.

Getting to Know Clipping Masks and Layer Masks in Photoshop
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Getting to Know Clipping Masks and Layer Masks in Photoshop

A detailed look at Photoshop’s layer masks and clipping masks. Including comparing the two by looking at how they work on a practical level, the basic similarities, and the much more significant differences.

Getting to Know Clipping Masks and Layer Masks in Photoshop
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Getting to Know Clipping Masks and Layer Masks in Photoshop

A detailed look at Photoshop’s layer masks and clipping masks. Including comparing the two by looking at how they work on a practical level, the basic similarities, and the much more significant differences.

Master Masking with Photoshop's Alpha Channels
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Master Masking with Photoshop's Alpha Channels

Much can be said of masking: Masking is the art of using the image to select itself. Masking lets you apply the entire weight of Photoshop to the task of editing a selection. And masking, thy name is alpha channel.

Digging into Channels as an Extraction Tool – Part 2
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Digging into Channels as an Extraction Tool – Part 2

This is the second half of a 2 part series on how to use channels in Photoshop as a means of extracting a subject from its background.

Digital painting using masks and paths
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Digital painting using masks and paths

In this not-so-long post I intend to share my work-flow for digital painting in photoshop using solid and gradient layers, vector clipping, layer masks and layer clipping. As I am not writing this as a tutorial so there is not descriptive text – I assume that you have working knowledge in Photoshop. So here is only the summery of the painting procedure.

Unveiling Photoshop Masks
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Unveiling Photoshop Masks

Design is a fluid and shifting process in which layers are constantly modified and tweaked. As complexity builds, so does the need for preserving data in a flexible way.

How to Apply Spot Color and Spot UV Channels in Photoshop
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How to Apply Spot Color and Spot UV Channels in Photoshop

If you use Photoshop® extensively, you should be familiar with Channels. Channels are used to masks areas of an image, cut specific areas from an image or apply adjustment or effects to specific areas of an image.

How to create a glamour style composition using patterns and masks
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How to create a glamour style composition using patterns and masks

In today’s tutorial you will learn how to give a photo a complete glamour style using patterns and masks in Adobe Photoshop. Layered PSD file included. Let’s get started!

Photoshopping Gold Text with Channels
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Photoshopping Gold Text with Channels

In this tutorial, we learn how to create incredibly realistic Gold text using channels in Photoshop. The effect produces perfect results!

How Masks Work in Photoshop
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How Masks Work in Photoshop

Masking is a crucial concept to master in order to become a talented photoshop user. This tutorial provides a great explanation of how masks work and how you can use them to your advantage.

How to Retouch Portraits with Hand-Painted Masks
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How to Retouch Portraits with Hand-Painted Masks

This photoshop tutorial will show you how custom masks can be used to really make a difference in professional portrait photography.

How to Use Channels for Masks in Photoshop
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How to Use Channels for Masks in Photoshop

This tutorial shows you how to make accurate selections and masks using channels. This works very well in advanced selections if your subject is on a background with consistent colors.

How to Use the Calculations Command in Photoshop
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How to Use the Calculations Command in Photoshop

This tutorial shows you how to use Photoshop's calculations command to select parts of an image based on color details. This tool works great for selecting a complex object or for making isolated color adjustments within the image.

How to Use Spot Color Channels for Printing
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How to Use Spot Color Channels for Printing

This tutorial shows you how to use spot color channels in Photoshop CS4 to achieve precise color for professional printing projects. This tool is important in order to achieve precise colors when your project is actually printed.

A Beginner’s Guide to Photoshop Masks – Part One
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A Beginner’s Guide to Photoshop Masks – Part One

In Part One of this Beginner’s Guide to Photoshop Masks, I will show you some basic information about masks and simple way of adding, deleting and painting on layer mask. Hope you enjoy it and find it useful!

How to Adjust Levels on Color Channels
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How to Adjust Levels on Color Channels

This tutorial shows you how to use the levels adjustment on a per-channel basis for color correction tool in Photoshop. For many professional photo editors, this is a key point to their post-processing.

Photoshop Masks: An comprehensive guide in how to use them
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Photoshop Masks: An comprehensive guide in how to use them

This series of video tutorials covers what masks are, why they're the center of all good selections, and how to use them like a pro. Specifically: the mask palette; FG/BG swapping; Brush controls; varying edge blur; how to pipe a channel into a mask; and selecting via color correction tools.

Clipping Masks for Character Design
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Clipping Masks for Character Design

Fantasy art legend Mike (Daarken) Lim shows us the techniques that he uses when employing Clipping Masks in Photoshop.

Layers and their masks
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Layers and their masks

Learn how to process your Jpeg photos in Photoshop CS and Elements. Includes colour and light correction as well as sharpening.

Photoshop For Beginners: Understanding Layer Masks
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Photoshop For Beginners: Understanding Layer Masks

Today I will show you one of the most powerful Photoshop tool: layer masks. They can result difficult to use for a beginners, but once understood how they work, you won't need the Eraser tool anymore. Let's start!

Channels 101 Creating Rock
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Channels 101 Creating Rock

Quick Rock texture using channels.

Channels
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Channels

How to get the 3D look with channels.

Blends & Layer Masks
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Blends & Layer Masks

Combine the power of Layer Masks and Blending Modes.

Channels
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Channels

What are they, and why should you care? Theyíre simple, theyíre fun, and they are powerful and useful tools for editing and creating images. Find detailed explanations.

Multilayer Masks
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Multilayer Masks

If you would like to apply one layer mask to multiple layers, hereís how. This is a very simple technique. The tutorial is in the Elements section, but it works the same in Photoshop.

Styles on Masks
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Styles on Masks

Did you know you could do this? When applied to masks, styles respond to luminosity instead of transparency. The results are very different from what you get when styles are applied to layers.

Smooth Out Jaggies with Channels
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Smooth Out Jaggies with Channels

Here's a channels technique that can produce better smooth-edged results.

Layer Masks
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Layer Masks

Knowing how to use the Layer Mask is one of the most professional and powerful things a Photoshop user or designer can know. It is key to making many styles of graphic design. Learn how to use it in this step-by-step tutorial.

Using Layer Masks
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Using Layer Masks

Find out how to use layer masks.

Quick Masks
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Quick Masks

Use a quick mask to change to color of an object (in this case a car).

Have Some Fun With Layer Masks
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Have Some Fun With Layer Masks

This tutorial will show you how to play around with images with layer masks.

Photo Montage using Layers Masks
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Photo Montage using Layers Masks

A simple tutorial on how use layer masks for a simple photo montage.

ImageReady Channels
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ImageReady Channels

A simple process to create and utilize ImageReady channels to optimize quality or reduce color for final output.

Introduction to Layer Masks
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Introduction to Layer Masks

This tutorial will show you the basics of layer masks including what a mask is, how to use masks, and three different methods of implementation.

Face Blending using Masks
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Face Blending using Masks

A fun tutorial involving putting your face on someone elses body using a technique that is referred to as using masks.