How to Mask in CS5
Adobe has released a series of graphic design and web development programs to consumers since the early 1990s. However, the package name Creative Suites was first introduced on the market in 2003. The current release of 5.5 is an update from the April 2010 release of CS5, but many of the features in Adobe's flagship Photoshop software in the Creative Suites package remain the same. The masking of images allows users to crop particular sections out for use in other projects.
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Instructions
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Click on "File" and "Open..." to load a library of your system's files. Navigate through the folders and locate the particular image you wish to use for this masking project. Double-click on the file to open and wait for the image to load on the screen.
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Press "Ctrl" and "J" (PC) or "Command" and "J" (Mac) to duplicate your selected image. Make sure the duplicated image is highlighted on the "Layers" palette on the right-hand side of your screen. If your layers menu does not appear on the screen, press "F7" to load this particular feature.
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Navigate your mouse to the top toolbar of Photoshop CS5 and hit the "Select" option. Click on the "Color Range" choice to load a menu of editing options.
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Click on the preview box towards the bottom of the menu to select the intended area for creating the masked image. Press "Shift" and click the mouse to further enhance this area. Adjust the fuzziness bar to your liking, ensuring that the intended section is clearly defined in the preview box. If necessary, invert this layout. Click "OK" to load the changes.
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Scroll over the "Add Mask" button at the bottom of the "Layer" menu. Notice how a new option appears on the same line of this duplicated image layer. Click on the eye to hide the original image, then highlight the new mask image to move at your disposal.
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Save your work in the Photoshop, or .PSD, format.
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