High quality image masking Photoshop

techniques

Image masking in simplest of words is a process which involves clearing an image to exhibit it in

the best possible light. You are applying clearness to an image when a layer is put on it. It is not

easy to digest what the process is for a new comer who has no experience in using Photoshop.

An interesting comparison of the type of covering made in Photoshop along with its differences

are discussed below.

There are basically two types of image clipping mask Photoshop techniques used in Photoshop

Layer and clipping covers. While there are many ways to cover an image, some of them like

color separation, channel guise, extract tool and background removal tool are the basically

applied tools to bring out the worthiness of a photo.

Color Separation

This is a widely used Photoshop background removal technique. The reason it is used in such a

wider domain is its simplicity. Color Separation helps to differentiate the background color from

the item color of an image. For example if the hair color is black then you have to choose a

more lighter color as background color while choosing color separation. A nice variation

between the center color and background will be shown and this deepens due to color balance.

Channel Mask

The second actively used technique to bring out quality pictures is to rely on channel masking.

This represents the variety between background and object. When I is successfully carried out,

color balance using color separation can be easily carried out. The shortcut for applying this

technique is ctrl+click. An appropriate selection is made automatically so that you need not

worry about the layer on which channeling takes place.

Extraction tool

One of the important uses of the Extract tool is when compound masking is carried out. Extract

tool can be applied by clicking filter>extract and customizing the option according to image

constraints. You need to pull all the attention towards the border of the selection before

applying extract tool. Background will be removed in the output picture and there will be an

integrated forefront.

Background eraser tool

Before using the background eraser tool, it is wise to create a clipping mask Photoshop path

above the solid area. Wrong application of the same will cause hair or fur properties to vanish.

It is very important to practice extreme caution while applying the background eraser tool due

to its nature. If there is a blend of white and black backgrounds, then extreme care has to be

kept while differentiating the hair particles near to the boundary.

Due to the complexity of using these tools, many new comers who require excellent results

depend on individuals who are expert in handling Photoshop. Professional organizations offer

image masking services which helps amateurs to release some stress related to image editing.

It is safe to depend on veteran hands when the required effect needs expert services. Applying

the same in real life pictures can be a daunting task.