Understanding Masks and Blending Modes

Four tutorials to choose from on USING MASKS in PHOTOSHOP CS6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh0ThWooQoM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgmTl2Hbdsc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzYg_3YY6UU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rexOe9tTAgE

And for a blast from the past, here's good old Terry White again with the 10 essentials that every beginner needs to know in Photoshop

Please look for your own tutorials too. I want you to understand masks and blending modes and there are many tutorials you can find on both of these topics. The ones above are the first four I found when googling the topic.

Here are a few on using BLENDING MODES in PHOTOSHOP CS6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKiSUBWAObA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GpY3Uh50jQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mibCkK1nDpI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwlhI8qLIP4


Written assignment to submit on PAPER.


After viewing one or two of the tutorials, you should be able to explain how the concept behind using masks and blending modes in Photoshop.

Please answer the following questions in a word document that you can print and submit to Ms. Silverman. Due: Thursday Feb. 11, 2016

1. In your own words, explain step by step how to use a mask in Photoshop.
2. Explain the BENEFIT of using masks in Photoshop. Why would you use masks vs. the eraser tool, for instance?
3. Explain where you would find blending modes and list a few examples of blending modes that are commonly used.
4. Explain what blending modes can do in Photoshop and why you would use them.

Also, find some images of your favourite (or least favourite) celebrity on the internet and try out using a mask to eliminate the background, put the image on another background and add a texture or other background to create an effect using blending modes. Post this image on your blog and briefly write about your technique.


Blog Post Assignment - Advanced Photoshop Technique
Due: Tuesday Feb. 16, 2016

Find a tutorial (video or written) on the internet, for a new (to you) technique in Photoshop. Post the link OR embed the video (if it's a video) into your blog post AND briefly summarize what you learned from watching this tutorial, whether it is explained well AND how you might use this.