A step-by-step guide to masking techniques in image-editing programs PS Elements and Photoshop. Con Looymans shares some handy tips on how to use masks when picture editing.
In image editing, masks are the digital equivalent of the stencils many of us used when we were at school. Like a stencil, a mask is useful if you want to make a change to a specific part of an image, but do not want the entire image to be affected.
