
Master the rectangular marquee tool to create precise selections, combine, subtract, or intersect areas, and speed edits with keyboard shortcuts like Ctrl+D and Ctrl+Shift+D.
Explore the elliptical marquee tool to draw accurate oval selections in Photoshop, switch with M and Shift, and manage add, subtract, and intersect selection modes.
Use the lasso tool to freely draw non-rectangular selections, with new selection, add, subtract, and intersect modes to refine edges when accuracy isn't essential.
Explore the quick selection tool in Photoshop, a brush-based method that detects edges by contrast and color. Master brush size shortcuts and iterative add/subtract refinements for clean selections.
Master the select and mask workspace in Photoshop 2022 by adjusting view modes, color aware vs. object aware, edge detection and radius, and non-destructive outputs with layer masks.
Apply a layer mask to the top layer in Photoshop to non-destructively hide or reveal areas, painting with black to hide and white to reveal.
Create layer masks from selections to composite an airplane over a cooling tower. Learn workflows to bring images into Photoshop, isolate the plane, and center it for a look-up shot.
Explore how brush opacity modifies layer masks to blend imagery in a Photoshop composite, painting at 20%, 30%, or 50% opacity to reveal depth and realism.
Load multiple images into Photoshop as layers with Adobe Bridge, then use black and white masks and brush painting to reveal selected dice for a final composite.
Master essential shortcuts for applying black and white layer masks in Photoshop, customize keyboard shortcuts, and manipulate selections using the quick selection tool, invert, fill, and alt/option drag techniques.
Hello and welcome to my course on working with selections and layer masks in Photoshop 2022!
My name is Martijn, and I've been teaching about Photoshop for over 12 years. This is actually part of my 10th full online Photoshop course, available right here on Udemy!
This course is part of a larger whole, my full online Photoshop course published here on Udemy, containing over 11 hours of video. You can follow these 21 videos for $ 0,-, and if you like what you see, take a look at the full course for your further learning! Check out the full course on my profile!
Photoshop has seen massive updates to the process of creating selections and working with layer masks in recent years, and in this course I show you all the fancy new workflows. With these brand new tools at our disposal creating fast and accurate selections is easier than ever, so sign up for free and dive right in!
Every lesson comes with a project file, so you can follow along with my instruction. You're also free to try the skills demonstrated in my videos on your own images.
Whether you're a complete newby to Photoshop, or if you want to update your selection and masking skills, this course is for you. And its completely free to sign up, so what are you waiting for?