From the course: Learning Photoshop
Join today to access over 24,900 courses taught by industry experts.
Combine images with a layer mask - Photoshop Tutorial
From the course: Learning Photoshop
Combine images with a layer mask
- [Instructor] Layer masking is the key to compositing and other important workflows in Photoshop. Once you understand how a layer mask works, you'll be able to combine layers, remove backgrounds, edit part of a photo, and lots more, and you'll be able to do all that non-destructively, which means that you won't be making permanent changes to your image. Let's take a look at this image. It's the beginning of a composite that has two layers. On the top layer, we have what you see here, this image of a woman on a train looking out the window. And on the bottom layer, we have this image of a rainy street. What we want to do is to hide part of the train layer so we can see down to the scene on the street layer. Now you may be thinking, "Well, why don't we just select and delete part of the train layer and then we'll be able to see the street layer below?" Or "Why don't we just get the eraser tool and erase part of the train layer?" Well, the reason is that hiding or erasing part of the…
Practice while you learn with exercise files
Download the files the instructor uses to teach the course. Follow along and learn by watching, listening and practicing.
Download courses and learn on the go
Watch courses on your mobile device without an internet connection. Download courses using your iOS or Android LinkedIn Learning app.