{"id":4715,"date":"2012-11-16T00:47:54","date_gmt":"2012-11-16T05:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theartofretouching.com\/blog\/?p=4715"},"modified":"2024-03-30T23:18:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-31T03:18:46","slug":"masking-simplified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theartofretouching.com\/blog\/masking-simplified\/","title":{"rendered":"Photoshop Tutorial &#8211; Masking Simplified"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Photoshop Tutorial &#8211; Masking Simplified<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>This video is available <strong>Free for Everyone<\/strong>.<\/em><br \/>\n\t<em><strong>Running Time<\/strong>: 18 minutes<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Properly masking out an image in Adobe Photoshop is often done using one of the simple selection tools like Magic Wand or Lasso. This is simply the wrong approach. You should be using Color Range and the QuickMask.<\/p>\n<p>In this video for beginners, I will <em>slowly<\/em> explain how to use both these tools to make simple and complex selections. This video is also an introductory lead-in to my 2 hour <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theartofretouching.com\/blog\/photoshop-masking\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"How to Mask in Photoshop\" rel=\"noopener\">Photoshop Masking Tutorial<\/a><\/strong>. 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It can be useful for getting any background isolated or to allow individual items in a picture to be highlighted so they can be edited with the Quickmask feature.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Color Range<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The working principle behind Color Range, is that it selects a specific color, within the entire image. By adding and removing from the selection, and adjusting the &quot;Fuzziness&quot; slider, you can quickly select a range of colors that you would like to have selected. The main purpose here, is that you can quickly grab a group of colors across the entire image, very quickly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>How to use Color Range<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>From the Top Menu, &quot;Select &#8211; Color Range&quot;<\/li>\n<li>I recommend starting with a &quot;Fuzziness&quot; or 40. Adjust as needed. By entering a value or through the usage of the fuzziness slider, you can adjust the range of colors to choose from. 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