Use digital masks with textures and clipping masks to create design elements. Stack several masks for a dimensional design. Throw in an overlay too!
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Using Photo Masks As Design Elements
Digital photo masks aren’t just for photos. They can be used in a variety of ways from overlays to brushes to design elements.
Tweaking Photo Masks
A few tips for editing digital photo masks to work perfectly with your image.
Using And Embellishing Photo Masks
How to use a digital photo mask and add embellishments using Photoshop brushes of vintage script, postcards, etc.
How To Make Photoshop Brushes From Overlays
It’s very easy to create a Photoshop brush set from digital overlays, using Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.
How To Create Overlays From Photoshop Brushes
If you prefer using overlays to Photoshop brushes or have software or a version of Photoshop not supported by most brushes, here are two methods to create overlays from Photoshop abr files.
Creating A Photo Illustration Effect With Watercolor Brushes: Part 4
In the 4th and Final part of this tutorial, we put together the line illustration and the color image and use watercolor brushes in the layer masks.
Creating A Photo Illustration Effect With Watercolor Brushes: Part 3
Part 3 of the tutorial for creating a photo illustration from a photograph covers methods of making a line art illustration effect using various Photoshop filters.
Creating A Photo Illustration Effect With Watercolor Brushes: Part 2
How to choose and process the color image for the photo illustration effect. Different creative Photoshop filters are explored. Part 2 of a 4 part tutorial.
Creating A Photo Illustration Effect With Watercolor Brushes: Part 1
In part 1 of this 4 part tutorial you’ll find an overview of how to create this photo illustration effect using a color photograph with a line drawing effect.