{"id":37745,"date":"2020-02-02T03:09:48","date_gmt":"2020-02-02T03:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/?p=37745"},"modified":"2025-12-10T11:54:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T16:54:11","slug":"the-art-of-selections-masking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/37745\/the-art-of-selections-masking\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art Of Selections & Masking"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mastering selections and masking will help you take your images to the next level.<\/p>\n

Local Adjustments In Lightroom and Camera Raw <\/strong>|\u00a0Coming Soon<\/p>\n

When To Use Lightroom’s Local Adjustment Tools | <\/strong>Coming Soon<\/p>\n

Why Photoshop’s Local Adjustment Capabilities Are Superior To Lightroom’s | <\/strong>Coming Soon<\/p>\n

Photoshop’s Marquee Tools<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>
\nQuick rectangular and elliptical\u00a0selections.<\/p>\n

Photoshop’s Lasso Selection Tools<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>
\nGo to drawing tools for irregular selections.<\/p>\n

Photoshop’s Magic Wand & Quick Selection Tools<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>
\nLet Photoshop do the work for you.<\/p>\n

Two Keys To Combine All Of Photoshop’s Tools<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>
\nEasily add or subtract from selections.<\/p>\n

Viewing Masks\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
\nYou can see a mask in a number of ways.<\/p>\n

Mask Key Commands<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
\nKey commands make masking and selections faster and easier.<\/p>\n

Painting The Simplest & Most Useful Masks In Photoshop<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Photoshop’s Quick Mask Combines All Selection And Brush Tools<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Eight Useful Tips For Brushing Masks In Photoshop<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

How To Make Masking Easier With Photoshop\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Gradient Masks<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Fine Tuning Gradients<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/span>
\nFine tune your\u00a0gradients\u00a0with masking techniques.<\/p>\n

Masking Hue<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Masking Saturation<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Masking Luminosity<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Contour Masks<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Edge Masks<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Combining Masks<\/strong>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/strong>Coming Soon<\/p>\n

Frame <\/strong>(11\/10) |\u00a0<\/span>.99<\/span><\/a><\/strong>
\nMake your images stronger by locally adjusting the frame.<\/p>\n

Points <\/strong>(11\/10) |\u00a0.99<\/a><\/strong><\/span>
\nMake your images stronger by locally adjusting points.<\/p>\n

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\nMake your images stronger by locally adjusting lines.<\/p>\n

Planes <\/strong>(11\/10) |\u00a0.99<\/a><\/strong><\/span>
\nMake your images stronger by locally adjusting planes.<\/p>\n

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Video – Photoshop Masking Key Commands<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Video – Photoshop Making 2 Masks For 1 Layer<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Video – Photoshop Feathering Selections \u00a0& Masks<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Video – Photoshop Combining Gradient Masks<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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