This Photoshop tutorial will teach you how to use quick masks. Quick masks are similar to the selection tools but are more useful as it give you more control.

Paint a powerful Selection into place by using the 'Quick Mask Mode'.

Quick mask is a phenomenal feature that lets you to create fairly complex and usable selections.

A list of methods most commonly used for creating selection masks.

Learn how to use quick mask mode to cut out people and objects from their backgrounds.

?This tutorial will teach you how to add photo's inside text using the text mask tool with great results.

How to create a mask and paint on it

An introduction to the basic concept of applying a mask, performing a test render and creating a cut out in Fluid Mask, a Photoshop plug-in.

Another Mask feature producing more flexibility and control to this knockout effect.

The ultimate guide to layer masks: techniques, examples, shortcuts, and tips.

Layer masks offer thousands of possibilities. Want to know about them? Step inside!

Photoshop's Unsharp Mask is a great way to add a little sparkle to eyes and a smile-but how do you avoid sharpening the skin and bringing out the wrinkles?

Learn about layer masks and all the fun things they can do for you.

Appling a 'Layer Mask' to a complex selection can achieve a nice knockout effect without destruction to your original pixels.

This week I'll show you a quick way to turn your photos into a line art drawing.

In this tutorial you will learn how to take a sketch and turn it into a fully colored image.

Flame effect tutorials abound on the internet, but most of them are quite fiddly and take forever. You can, however, break the mould with this simple tutorial that takes under 10 minutes to complete and can be applied to anything. And hey... the results look pretty darned realistic too! ;)

Creating these little technological marvels may seem easy enough in theory, but in practice they are rather fiddly to make, and the random distribution of the lines is particularly hard to duplicate. Learn a simpler and quicker method in this tutorial...

Learn how to create a quick layout.

Using a gradient and the Render> Difference Clouds filter, we can quickly create a number of different types of backgrounds.