One of the
most important Photoshop skills you require as a designer and image editor is
Photoshop Masking. You need to be able to work out the several masking
techniques available at Photoshop. This is because masking not only adds great
effects to the image but also gives it a real look.
The first
step to masking is Selection. There are a number of selection techniques and
tools in Photoshop that you can use to mask your image. It’s up to you which
one you choose, keeping in mind the nature of your image.
Magic Wand Tool
Magic Wand
Tool is a one-click selection tool that can be really handy when you are doing the image masking service. Unlike other Photoshop tools which can sometimes be difficult
to work with, Magic Wand Tool magically outlines the part of the image that
needs selection with just one click of a mouse. The tool is best for images
with clean, well-defined edges. For image with fuzzy or blurred edges, the
results aren’t up to the level.
Quick Selection Tool
It is a quick and easy way of selecting similar to the Magic
Wand Tool. However, unlike the Magic Wand, Quick Selection Tool has zero
tolerance. You can use it to make a new selection or subtract from it.
Lasso Tool
Lasso Tool is an extremely useful tool for clipping out
images. It is easy to handle and work with. However, its main drawback is that
it is not editable and you can’t draw smooth curves with it.
Eraser/ Magic Eraser/Background
Eraser Tool
You will find this a handy tool, doing the job with much
ease. You just need to adjust the tolerance level and the tool would erase much
of the background. However, it’s still an amateurish tool that can leave pieces
of the background behind. Also, the background near the image is difficult to
erase as there are high chances that part of your image may also get removed.
In most of the cases, it’s not advisable to use this tool.
These techniques are simple and applicable to
less-complicated images. Images isolated on a white background and not having
any shadows or reflections behind are
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