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Masking Another Object – Bee Wings!

Photoshop CS4 is many things to many people….depending on what the goal is. Since I tend to make composite images almost exclusively, masking is super important. I need to select various elements from several diferent photos and combine them into a new composition.

In this screencast we take a look at masking another object that has translucent areas…..bee wings. We explore complex selections using Alpha Channels, Layer Masks, and brushing in opacity. I use these techniques all the time. It is important to understand Alpha Channels and what you can acomplish with them. While I touch on Alpha Channels here, this is by no means a definitive tutorial on them. Maybe the next time I’ll address Alpha Channels exclusively.

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3 Responses to “Masking Another Object – Bee Wings!”

  1. photoshop masking Says:

    August 6th, 2009 at 8:31 am |

    Great post! Thanks!!

  2. clipping mask Says:

    November 20th, 2009 at 9:02 am |

    oh…thank you for sharing your own piece of art…

    keep on posting!

    i'll keep you posted!

  3. image editing Says:

    December 22nd, 2009 at 4:53 am |

    Nice work!!!

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