deke.com posts about masking

Creating a Chuck Close Effect in Photoshop

Deke emulates the work of legendary artist Chuck Close in a Photoshop-enhanced portrait.

Selecting and Masking Eyes (and Lips) in Photoshop

Deke intensifies eyes and lips behind a wall of sensible color, then reveals them by selecting and masking the blandness away.

Masking Like a Pro (with a Mask) with Photoshop's Pen Tool

Deke uses the Pen tool in Photoshop to create a mask and save an irreplaceable, un-reshootable photo.

Constructing a Two-Way Portrait in Photoshop

Deke uses a profile shot to constrain a full face photo for a forward-looking new year portrait.

Creating a Hovering Head in Photoshop

Deke celebrates Halloween by virtually severing a model's head from her body.

Rendering a Person in Chrome in Photoshop

Deke turns an unsuspecting dude into a guy covered in Chrome, then sets him in outer space.

Some Other Free Deke: Select and Mask Workspace in Photoshop

Deke explores the new Select and Mask taskspace in Photoshop.

Combining Group Photos in Photoshop

Deke takes two photos, shot by different photographers and thus featuring different subjects, and turns them into one happy family in Photoshop.

Blending Multiple Shots to Better Frame a Photo (of an Octopus!)

Deke takes two photos of an elusive blue-ringed octopus, one with good composition and one with actual blue rings, and merges them into one photo in Photoshop.

Elongating a Snake in Photoshop

Deke takes a snake and makes it longer in Photoshop. Seriously. Sometimes you just need to elongate a snake.

Helping Your 3D Dinosaur from PixelSquid Escape to the Big City

Deke takes his PixelSquid dinosaur friend and lets him run rampant in San Francisco, courtesy of Photoshop.

Making a Boy Fly through the Air in Photoshop

Deke turns a photo of a six-year-old on the carpet into a superhero flying through the clouds.