Eraser tool & Layer masking Ep13/33 [Adobe Photoshop for Beginners]


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As you create in Photoshop, In order to craft your images and your composition you will often experience the challenging task of extracting various parts out of an image, or removing parts away.

In Photoshop there are various methods you can use to modify an image to cut a specific part out or remove away the parts you do not wish to include in your design.

In this tutorial I am going to demonstrate a number of ways you can do this. Later in this video I will be recommending the best practice for such a task.

I will also be referencing some additional videos I have created previously. These videos will go into more depth on some of the topics I will cover in this video.

Enjoy

**FYI**
In this video tutorial I will be using Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 for mac. Almost all of the principles demonstrated and covered will apply to future and previous versions. Some differences may apply if you are using a previous or future version.

ESSENTIAL TRAINING:

Mask with brush tool:

Mask with pen tool:

Topics Covered

00:02:38 Erasing pixels
00:08:03 Layer masking
00:15:40 Essential training

Keyboard shortcuts used in this video

W – Magic Wand tool
E – Eraser tool
B – Brush tool
X – Swap foreground & background colour

cmd (Ctrl PC) + D – Deselect Selection
cmd (Ctrl PC) + alt + Z – Undo multiple steps
cmd (Ctrl PC) + shift + I – Invert selection

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DOWNLOAD LINKS:

PROJECT FOLDER:

Download the project folder for free from the overview video here:

TUTORIAL COURSE PDF WORKSHEET:

Download the PDF from the overview video here:

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EPISODE LIST WITH LINKS:

COURSE OVERVIEW

00 – The Complete Beginners Guide To Adobe Photoshop | Course overview & breakdown

This video is part of a 33 part course:

SECTION 1 – INTRODUCTION

01 – Interface Introduction to Adobe Photoshop

02 – Panels & Workspaces in Adobe Photoshop

03 – Raster Image principles in Adobe Photoshop

04 – Image size, Dimension, & Resolution in Adobe Photoshop

05 – Layers in Adobe Photoshop

06 – Common file types in Adobe Photoshop

07 – Colour in Adobe Photoshop

08 – 10 Handy tips for beginners to Adobe Photoshop

SECTION 2 – ESSENTIAL PRACTISE

09 – Making selections in Adobe Photoshop

10 – Copy & paste in Adobe Photoshop

11 – Transform tools in Adobe Photoshop

12 – Using brushes in Adobe Photoshop

13 – Eraser tool & Layer masking

14 – Shape tool in Adobe Photoshop

15 – Type principals in Adobe Photoshop

16 – Layer styles in Adobe Photoshop

17 – Paths & the Pen tool in Adobe Photoshop

18 – Smart objects in Adobe Photoshop

19 – Colour adjustments in Adobe Photoshop

20 – Adjustment layers in Photoshop

21 – Filters in Photoshop

22 – Blending modes in Adobe Photoshop

23 – Saving in Adobe Photoshop

SECTION 3 – CREATE A PROJECT

24 – Setting up a document

25 – 3D paper type effect

26 – Rainbow & clouds illustration

27 – Manage complexity and working smart

28 – Decorating an origami paper bird

29 – Create a origami bird logo

30 – Adding type to the design

31 – Save for print in Adobe Photoshop

32 – Adapt a print design for a web banner

33 – Save for web in Adobe Photoshop

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37 responses to “Eraser tool & Layer masking Ep13/33 [Adobe Photoshop for Beginners]”

  1. 4:03 For earlier photoshop users deleting objects might not work.I found this

    `We need to merge the group in order to nudge the selection.

    Select the group from Layers palette (pressing Ctrl+E is going to do the job of two lines below)

    Right-click on the group

    Choose Merge Group

    Hint: It's better to duplicate the group and hide it before merging so that we can edit layers in the group when we need them.

    Select the group from Layers palette

    Right-click on the group

    Choose Duplicate Group…

    To hide this group, click the "eye" icon next to its thumbnail`

  2. Thank you SO much for your amazing informative videos Gareth! I really appreciate them. You explain in such an easy to understand way. A good mantra for layer masks is, "White reveals and black conceals!" Lol

  3. Hi when i use poygonol laso tool to draw if i miss the point or design its not pointed it came outside the line that time what shall i do i have do from starting or shall i continue..

  4. You really are so clear with your directions and short cuts. The best part about you though is you also explain why PS does what it does for a reason so it makes more sense and it's easier to understand. Thank you!!

  5. Gareth, it was such a helpful tutorial! Thanks for sharing your knowlegde with us. However, I have a doubt! How can I create different masks for a single layer? For example, I'm working on an architectural visual and I want to have a mask for road, sky, ground […] multiple masks for a single layer so I can treat each one differently.

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