Pen Tool Photoshop Tutorials 14: Photoshop Tips, Path & Levels Adjustment Layer

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Welcome to Pen Tool Photoshop
In this tutorial I’ll be using the Pen Tool

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to create a Path, convert that Path into a
selection

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and then save that selection as a layer mask
The final image will have a transparent background

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which you could save as a TIF and use in programs
like InDesign

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So I’ll go through now and cut out the image
You can download the exercise file and practice

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on the image yourself
I’ll speed up the footage as well so its

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a little bit shorter to watch
I’ll also try to cut this image out slightly

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faster and more realistic the way I’d actually
cut out the image for Publishing

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So that is the Pen Tool process
Cutting out with the Pen Tool

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Holding down the command key, clicking on
the Path

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Loading as a selection, clicking on add layer
mask

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and it will automatically covert a background
to a layer and apply the mask

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You can now save it as a
TIF with transparency

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and place into any application that supports
transparency

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You could also save the file as a PNG and
use it on the internet with a transparent

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background
Hope you enjoyed the tutorial and

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I’ll see you in the next tutorial