LAYER MASKING EXERCISE
STEP 1
Open Photoshop
STEP 2
GO TO THE CLASS GOOGLE DRIVE > OPEN THE PHOTOSHOP FOLDER > OPEN LESSON 4> DOWNLOAD BOTH THE rockmountain.jpg and clouds.jpg images
STEP 3
Import your photos into Photoshop. Place both files on your screen like the screen shot below by doing this:
Window > Arrange > 2-up Vertical
Window > Arrange > 2-up Vertical
STEP 4
Select the Move tool
Click in the center of the clouds image, hold down the mouse button, hold down the shift key on the keyboard then drag and drop the clouds image to the rock mountain image and let go of the shift key and mouse button at the same time.
Click in the center of the clouds image, hold down the mouse button, hold down the shift key on the keyboard then drag and drop the clouds image to the rock mountain image and let go of the shift key and mouse button at the same time.
STEP 5
Then, press and hold the Alt key and click on the Add Layer Mask icon at the bottom of the Layers palette.
The Layer mask is now filled with Black completely hiding the new clouds photo.
The Layer mask is now filled with Black completely hiding the new clouds photo.
STEP 6
Select the Brush Tool
TIP - SELECT THE BRUSH TOOL BY HITTING THE LETTER B ON YOUR KEYBOARD.
TIP - SELECT THE BRUSH TOOL BY HITTING THE LETTER B ON YOUR KEYBOARD.
STEP 7
You need to paint with White to see the pixels of the clouds appear. Hit the letter "D" on your keyboard until it looks like this.
Then hit the letter "X" until it looks like this.
Then hit the letter "X" until it looks like this.
STEP 8
Begin to paint with white and you will see the clouds appear.
STEP 9
Zoom in very close, change to a smaller brush and use the Wacom tablet and pen to do a very precise and careful job along the edges.
Hold the Space bar down and then click on the image to move the image around inside the window.
Hold the Space bar down and then click on the image to move the image around inside the window.
STEP 10
If you paint too much away of the mountain, hit the letter "X" on your keyboard and paint with BLACK to bring the pixels back in the rock mountain image.
Edit Menu > Undo right away to remove any mistake you make will also help.
Edit Menu > Undo right away to remove any mistake you make will also help.
STEP 11
Completed layer making exercise seen below. Show Mr. Boberg for credit, then turn in your finished photo into the Google Drive