Clipping mask tutorial (need Photoshop CS or Higher)

[hioco1]

Hi people hioco here with a very effective tutorial on clip masking

What you need to copy this tutorial

Stock [X]
Brushes http://alexjames01.deviantart.com/ar...et-01-48585999

So this is i Photoshop Tutorial and may work with other versions but i would go for CS3

Ok so

1. Open up a new document with the sig dimensions you like (im going with 400/130

2. Now i am going to paste in my stock or maybe render (i have a nice Stock lined up)

3. Next Make a new layer and get a brush of your choice (splatter or vector goes well with clipping masks)

4. Now move your brush layer under your stock or render layer

5. Next Right click on your stock layer and go to create clipping mask

(and this is what it should look like)

6. Now select your background layer

7. Then paste your stock in again whilst the keeping the other two layers where they are (you can then move your stock/render about) the selected layer is the pasted layer which you can move about (also make sure to move the top layer about you get a nice effect and other parts of the stock into the brush)

8. Now add a drop shadow (if you dont know how to do that go to layers>Layer Style>Drop Shadow) to the Brush layer to give it a nice effect (keep all of the drop shadow settings)
this is what it should look like

9. Now the bottom stock layer is editable so you can do whatever you may wish with that layer (maybe duplicate it and then add effects,filters ect) this is one of my outcomes using this stock


And there you have it

if you have any questions or oucomes please post them ^_^

[Cyber Altair]

it isn't that good, sorry but a better way would be to Apply the Image and then use that as a clipping mask for the brush's.

[hioco1]

Err this way might be a bit quicker and it is ok...

[glassbitch]

ya i think having stock> new layer > brush> new layer > apply image > cliipping mask is a lil bit faster and easier
but still this works for those with questions

try to make it one image for a tut next time its fun!

[Cyber Altair]

but this way wont really work unless you will only have your stock + Clipping masks at the very beggining.

[GRIMGOR]

easier way would be channel