The Most Important Skill in Photoshop: Quality Selections and Masks, Part 1

One of the most important skills in Photoshop is making selections (sometimes called masks) – and doing it quickly without too much effort. In this two-part session, you’ll learn the most important tools and techniques for selecting and masking, and the role of channels. You’ll see how to use selection tools individually and together, how to fine-tune your selections, and how to take full advantage of layer masks and channels.

In Part 1 you’ll learn:

• The magic of the Select and Mask feature
• Tips for getting the most out of layer masks
• The 5 most important selection tools in Photoshop

See Part 2.