Step 5: Removing the
bottom image through Erasing or Masking
Once you've gotten your mask the way you like, you may
need to go back and remove parts of the bottom image.
Depending on the images you're using, you may not need to do
this final step. Sometimes the second image is smaller and
parts of the bottom image will still be visible.
In my image here, you can see that parts of the hammer
are showing through. We can use either the
Eraser Tool (E) and erase the areas or we can mask them.
Since this lesson is on masking, we'll mask out the bottom
image. Whenever possible I will use masking over bitmap
erasing to preserve my images. I never know when I'll need
to edit the original.
Click on the background image to select it.
Add a bitmap mask to the image using one of the
techniques described in
Step 3.
Select the
Brush Tool (B) and with the Stroke set to black, draw
over the hammer to hide it.
And your final image:
What if your image was over a non-solid colored
background such as a person holding a phone in a conference
room? Would you stil be able to create the effect? You bet
you can:-)
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