Learn how to apply the gradient mask tool in PS and how to use the layer mask erase tool

Everyone will encounter various problems when using PS. Some friends will come to this site to ask the editor how to use gradients with the PS mask tool. Don’t worry, the omnipotent editor of this site will help you. I have sorted out how to use layer masks to erase images in PS. The specific content is in the article below. If you need it, you can come to this site for reference.

How to use gradient with ps mask tool?

The specific steps are as follows:

1. Open a picture and untie the layer Lock, click the third icon below to add a mask to the layer, right-click the blank space below to choose to display the size of the thumbnail;

2. Click the mask layer , use the [Brush Tool] to smear, and find that all the pictures have been erased, as shown in the figure below;

3. When the [foreground color] is gray, after smearing it will be Translucent state; unchanged when it is white;

4. Use gradients to better see the changes in black, gray and white, black is opaque, gray is translucent, and white is completely Transparent;

#5. If you don’t want to use the mask, you can right-click the mask and disable or delete the mask; select [Apply Mask] for the mask layer and Merge the original layers into one layer;

6. Create a new white base layer, draw a circle, fill it with black, use the [Brush Tool], and increase the brush size Size, hardness is 0, use white to click on the circle, gradually reduce the brush size and click multiple times to draw the effect of a sphere;

7. Copy the layer, [Ctrl T] Free transformation, right-click and select [Bevel], adjust the shape to make a reflection;

8. Hold down the [Ctrl] key, click on the layer, and change the reflection to Select the selected area, fill it with black, click [Add Layer Mask], and use the [Gradient Tool] to add a gradient;

9. Hold down the [Ctrl] key and click the layer. The sphere becomes a selection, use the [Brush Tool] to add a blue environment color to the sphere.

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