Friday, August 19, 2011

Adusting a Layer Mask with the Dodge-Burn and Blur Tools

Here's a technique I developed for quickly finessing a Layer Mask using the Dodge/Burn & Blur tools. The idea is to use the Burn Tool to bring the mask in tighter to the object and the Blur Tool to give the edge just the right amount of softness.

With a little practice you'll find this method works very quickly because it does not require you to be as careful as you would need to be with the Brush Tool.

Take a look at the video and let me know what you think.

1 comment:

Cameron said...

Genius! Never realized you could manipulate masks that way. What a time saver! Also love putting a solid white layer beneath to help show edges. Another tool for my workflow. Thanks Dennis!