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Design With Alpha Channel

 

Here’s a technique from Corey for creating an interesting effect by using an alpha channel from one image, bringing it over to another image and creating a layer mask from that selection. Check it out and follow along.

Corey Barker is Executive Producer of PlanetPhotoshop.com and is an Education and Curriculum Developer for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. He has earned numerous Photoshop awards in design and illustration and has contributed writing to Photoshop User Magazine and PhotoshopElementsUser.com. Corey has also made numerous appearances on the highly rated podcast, Photoshop TV.

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17 Comments

  1. Alphoenix said on — April 23, 2008 @ 3:15 pm

    Awesome tutorial, really handy , and just open my mind even more , WONDERFUL WAY OF EXPLAINING, GOD BLESS YOU, THANKYOU FOR HELPING PEOPLE.

  2. Velimirius said on — May 24, 2008 @ 1:22 pm

    I was totaly noob in photoshop before i watched this.
    THX!!!

  3. Ljubica said on — June 8, 2008 @ 2:25 pm

    This is more then good explanation. Excellent! Thank you thank you

  4. Sketch said on — July 4, 2008 @ 2:36 pm

    Thanks for the AWSOME explanation. Every small detail is carefully explained with tips on a few shortcuts. Keep up the great tutorials please!

  5. ianmcu said on — July 14, 2008 @ 5:26 am

    Thank you SO much for this tutorial! I have been surfing for hours, looking for a better alpha layer tutorial, and this is it! Thank you!

  6. John said on — July 15, 2008 @ 2:53 pm

    Hi Corey, must say my initial reaction to this tutorial was one of total annoyance, WHY, OH WHY, had I not found this sooner! You explain every move simply, and without any fuss or technical jargon. I found this brilliant, and will be tuning in for more tutorials in future.

    Cheers
    John
    YNWA

  7. Phat said on — July 15, 2008 @ 5:57 pm

    YOU ROCK!!!!!!

  8. mars said on — July 31, 2008 @ 7:20 am

    i really like this tutorial.
    its simple and easy to learn
    and i really thank for this tutorial…
    i’ve been trying to find this tutorial for days and at last i finally found it ^_^

  9. Lubdha said on — July 31, 2008 @ 8:18 am

    Hey thanx for this awesome tutorial !!!!…I never did understand alpha channels and how to use them, but this tutorial explains eveything very precisely…!!!!!! Thanku once again :)

  10. k3k3c said on — October 9, 2008 @ 11:08 am

    awesome!

  11. Darkr0nin said on — February 5, 2009 @ 4:08 pm

    Very helpful. Thanks.

  12. TK said on — February 10, 2009 @ 6:11 pm

    May God bless your soul…..

  13. ErroR said on — March 5, 2009 @ 6:54 am

    Awesome tutorial, good job

  14. haqu said on — May 23, 2009 @ 1:12 pm

    thanks!

  15. How do I turn a b&w image into a mask? - RetouchPRO Pingback on — July 16, 2009 @ 12:10 am

    [...] Re: How do I turn a b&w image into a mask? http://www.planetphotoshop.com/desig…annel-tut.html [...]

  16. Dexter said on — July 18, 2009 @ 11:39 am

    Hi Corey,
    I love your tutorials. Thanks once again for this one. You inspired me to think outside the box.

    Dexter

  17. AutoSpector said on — September 1, 2009 @ 10:30 pm

    Most definitely, one of the better tutorials. This site will be in my favorites for sure!

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