Learn how to turn any person into a statue. The tutorial covers the use of displacement maps in Photoshop for realistic texture effects.

Convert a picture of a statue to a computer generated character.

How to create a mask and paint on it

Learn several methods of decolorizing the photos, add the missing parts of the statue, use the layers' masks for combining different pictures, insert the shadows and make the picture look older as it is for real.

Learn how to make a stone statue out of any image of a person.

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

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.

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

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

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?

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

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.

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

In this tutorial we learn to mask an image when the background is light and the main object dark. We do this using channels.

Adobe Photoshop layer mask explained. Learn about what it is and how to use it properly.

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

A step by step photoshop tutorial for beginners explaining how Layer masks work.

Adobe? Photoshop? Layer Mask explained.

Don't delete an over- or underexposed or blurry image until you try this tip. If you don't have the benefit of professional lighting or fancy camera settings, sometimes your digital photos will come out too dark, too light or a little fuzzy. Photoshop to the rescue! Learn how to use Levels and Unsharp Mask to adjust the lighting and sharpness of a photograph.

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