February 16 :: How to refine a layer mask
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Typing.com ASSIGNMENT!
Intermediate: Quick Sentences
Due Friday, February 16
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Due Friday, February 16
10 Pts.
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Get to know Photoshop!
What you NEED to know!!!!
WHAT ARE WE LEARNING: Adobe Photoshop: Refining a Layer Mask
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT:
How to make a quick layer mask...Make a selection of the parts of a layer you want to show. Then turn the selection into a layer mask to hide everything else on that layer.
How to refine a layer mask...If your layer mask isn't a perfect fit, open it in Photoshop's Select and Mask workspace to fine-tune the mask with powerful edge-refining tools.
HOW WILL MY TEACHER KNOW WHAT I LEARNED: You will practice different tools and techniques and gradually show your success!
How to refine a layer mask
Make straight-sided selections with the Polygonal Lasso tool to cut out a building from the background.
We need to grab a file first!
Click the Ps Image on the left!
Left click the DOWNLOAD button on the top right
This will save the file to your Arts & Media folder!
Quick Tip! After you click the download button, notice on the top right corner the download should appear...simply click the file to open!
SAVE (as) YOUR DOCUMENT!
Shortcut: Shift + Ctrl + S
(or File: SAVE AS)
Save to YOUR COMPUTER!
Click the Save on Your Computer button
On the left click THIS PC
Select Desktop
Select Arts and Media Folder
Name the document:
"First Name Last Name TREE MASK"
Click SAVE
How many layers are there?
Select the Tree Layer
Choose SELECT (at the top) then SUBJECT
That will cause Photoshop to make a selection around the tree.
It's a pretty rough selection
Turn the selection into a layer mask
At the bottom of the layers panel, click on the layer mask button
Now we have a layer mask
There is still quite a bit of white around the edges of the tree
This is ok because we are going to be able to refine that in our select and mask workspace
Select and Mask Workspace
This is a separate interface from regular Photoshop
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE LAYER MASK SELECTED NOT THE IMAGE THUMBNAIL
(You should see a WHITE box around it!)
Go to SELECT (at the top)
Choose SELECT AND MASK
New tools/Properties
In Select and Mask mode, there are alternate tools and properties
Choose how we view...
A good place to start, is to select how we want to view our mask
Click the View pull down in the properties panel
Select On Layers
Radius
Take a look around the edges of the tree, we can see there is a lot of white there.
Drag the RADIUS slider to the right (to about 140)
What happened?
Refine Edge Brush Tool
There is still a lot of white on the INSIDE of the tree. Let's choose the Refine Edge Brush Tool
Change the brush size to around 200 (large!)
Now simply start dragging over the tree
Notice that now we can start to see through the tree to the lake
Notice the trunk and bottom are also refined!
Final step
Once we are happy with the mask, we need to output a refined layer mask
On the right, go to output setting and click on output to
Choose New Layer with Layer mask
Now
We now have two layer masks
The original and the REFINED layer Mask!
If you click on the refined mask, you can see a lot more detail!
SHOW ME ON YOUR SCREEN!!
Do NOT close PHOTOSHOP until your work is verified!!!
To get credit!
Raise your hand and show me on your screen! Then...
Go to our Classroom in TEAMS
Select Assignments
Select
Photoshop: Refine A Layer Mask!
Scroll down to MY WORK
Click +ATTACH
Click UPLOAD FROM THIS DEVICE
Find the PHOTOSHOP file we were just working on!
REMEMBER! YOU ARE ATTACHING THE Photoshop File!
DO NOT EXPORT THE FILES!!!!
Wait for files to upload
File will show up below under My Work
CLICK TURN IN!
NOTE: There MUST be an Adobe Photoshop file attached to get credit. Simply clicking TURN IN will not do!!!
10 Points possible! Due TODAY!!!
Please make sure past assignments are completed and turned in to me for credit!
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To save computer memory for other students using the computers....
We will CLOSE THE PROGRAM!
Click the X on the top right corner of Photoshop!
