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.

26 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!

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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!

18. Lilian said on — November 30, 2009 @ 1:32 pm

    very nice, really!
    Where did you find those images with beatifull transparanty?
    Lilian

19. Vani said on — March 7, 2010 @ 7:43 pm

    really need this! thank you, i’ve been looking for creating complex alpha channels. the production boys will be very thankful for this. awesome!

20. ghammers said on — May 15, 2010 @ 11:16 pm

    Dear Corey,
    I keep going back to your tutorials, as they are the clearest I have come across, thank you in earnest.

    Corey how do you manage to produce such meanigfull content, seemingly for free, and still make a living out of it.

    Yours Sincerely

    George Hammerstein

21. Jim M. said on — May 31, 2010 @ 4:38 pm

    Really decent post… I love it. Keep ‘em coming…

22. hagen said on — August 17, 2010 @ 4:57 pm

    A great demonstration of alpha mask power but also extra useful with a real world ‘eye opening’ demo.

    Thank you

23. Manoj said on — December 24, 2010 @ 4:38 am

    Really helpful video tutorial… nice

24. Robin said on — February 9, 2011 @ 6:26 pm

    Corey
    Thank you! This video tutorial is great! I am a Graphic Arts Instructor and I use your site all the time! This correlates with my lessons on “masking” this week. Do you have the step by step written directions for this particular tutorial?
    Robin

25. vijeth said on — March 22, 2011 @ 5:35 am

    thanks a lot………. i was looking 4 this from couple of years……………..thanks one again…

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