Note: This video was originally published in my old blog, Photo Artist Textures.

This video shows how to use adjustment layers and clipping masks to modify your textures selectively and non-destructively in your Photoshop file.

A review of the Photoshop commands

To create a clipping mask, select the layer and then do one of the following:

• From the Layer Panel menu, choose Create Clipping Mask.
• Hold down Option (Mac) or Alt (PC) and click between the clipping mask layers.
• With the clipping Mask Layer selected, hold down Command + Option + G (Mac) or Control + Alt + G (PC)

To release the clipping mask, select the layer and use any of the above commands again.

An additional note: you can use the layer mask in the adjustment layer to selectively reveal some of the original texture.

Leslie Nicole

American Photographer and Designer living in France with my French husband, 2 Weimaraners and Cat Rescues. Camera, Mac, studio, garden.