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Using gradients in masks to blend images - Photoshop Tutorial
From the course: Photoshop 2023 Essential Training
Using gradients in masks to blend images
- [Instructor] Clipping masks are another way to mask the contents of one layer or even multiple layers to another. So in this example, we'll use a clipping mask to clip a photograph to a shape. Now, if I just wanted a simple shape like a rectangle or a square, I could certainly use the frame tool or even the shapes, but here I want to clip each individual photograph to each individual shape that make up the heart. We'll start with the color fill one layer. We can toggle on and off the visibility so that we can see that it's this shape over here, and I want this content of this layer right here, the waterfall photo, to only appear within that shape, With the waterfall targeted, I'll choose the layer menu, and create a clipping mask. When I create a clipping mask, Photoshop will underline the name of the layer at the bottom of the clipping mask and it will indent any of the layers above it that are…
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Understanding file formats7m 40s
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Mastering bit depth and color mode9m 7s
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Choosing a color space6m 55s
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Making sense of document size7m 53s
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Using Image Size to change document dimensions5m 47s
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Discover flexible editing using the History panel4m 4s
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Saving and exporting documents7m 50s
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A tour of the Camera Raw interface6m 27s
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Removing distortions and cropping photos6m 34s
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Working with profiles and presets7m 21s
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Enhancing contrast, color, and tone9m 20s
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Removing distracting elements9m 20s
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Using the masking tools to adjust a portion of an image15m 53s
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Using masking to retouch portraits5m 42s
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Black-and-white vintage color toning effects7m 34s
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Saving and opening files in Photoshop5m 46s
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Introducing adjustment layers3m 32s
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Adjusting color and tone with Levels and Curves9m 59s
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Changing colors using Vibrance, Hue/Saturation, and Color Balance5m 30s
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Converting to black and white and color toning with Gradient Maps4m 52s
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Applying adjustment layers to multiple layers4m 15s
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Scaling, skewing, and rotating layers using Free Transform5m 41s
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Correcting the perspective of an image4m 41s
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Warping images6m 23s
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Using Liquify to reshape an image6m 55s
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Using Vanishing point to paste in perspective5m 27s
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Using Smart Objects to transform multiple layers as one4m 2s
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Filter essentials1m 54s
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Applying filters nondestructively with Smart Filters5m 1s
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Sharpening images8m 53s
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Creative blurring effects11m 6s
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AI-assisted (neural) filters6m 30s
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Creating painterly effects using Filter Gallery4m 50s
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Applying Camera Raw as a filter4m 4s
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