Vector Mask

Corey shows you how to use a vector mask to pull objects from their background.

Corey Barker is Executive Producer of PlanetPhotoshop.com and is an Education and Curriculum Developer for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. Corey has also made numerous appearances on the highly rated podcast, PhotoshopUser TV, and is co-host of Layers TV.

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New Video Tutorial | Tip of the Day | Planet Photoshop Pingback on — September 21, 2008 @ 11:26 am

[...] masks are also resolution-independent meaning they can be scaled to virtually any size. Click here to view this tutorial. Spread the [...]
svealien said on — September 21, 2008 @ 12:20 pm

Corey Thank you for everything. Greetings from Dubai
ficher said on — September 21, 2008 @ 1:43 pm

Thank you Corey you are great. Greetings from France
Oat said on — September 21, 2008 @ 10:17 pm

Wow. I use paths all the time and this will help A LOT. Thank you.
Eli said on — September 25, 2008 @ 8:44 pm

AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME!!!!
Mark R said on — September 26, 2008 @ 7:39 pm

awesome tutorial, I enjoy every exercise you teach, thank you again
Jean said on — September 29, 2008 @ 5:52 pm

Great Tutorial. I didn’t as well as I wanted on the Vector masks in Photoshop.Now, I have an idea of how much easier it is. Thanks!
Brook said on — September 30, 2008 @ 2:01 am

This was a truly great batch of tutorials. I use these all the time to enhance my quality and skill. Most of what I learned (as seen on my site http://www.sterlingprm.com) is from him!
vu said on — September 30, 2008 @ 12:50 pm

Thanks you for showing this tutorial that I’ve been waiting for so long. You are the man, Corey
Alvaro said on — October 2, 2008 @ 5:36 am

Greetings from Peru
snicers said on — October 6, 2008 @ 3:04 am

Great, exactly what I was looking for!
jean-pierre prieur said on — October 10, 2008 @ 2:58 pm

super cool… I’ never think to use this vector mask
thanks
Ofer L said on — October 11, 2008 @ 7:02 am

This tutorial rises above every cutting tutorial i have ever read.
Thank you very much, keep on teaching ! ! !

Ofer.
Larry Towell said on — December 26, 2008 @ 5:45 pm

Thanks Corey, Great Tutorial!

This site is amazing!

-Larry
tion74 said on — March 22, 2009 @ 11:02 am

Thank for the tutorial, I learned a lot while I watched the tutorial.
Yoshy said on — June 19, 2009 @ 5:29 am

Absolutely interesting! Thank you! =)
ZeroGrafics said on — July 17, 2009 @ 3:54 pm

Thanks a lot Corey. Very educational. I always just used the pen tool to create a path and then clear the parts that I didn’t want (the background), but this looks like a much more smooth and controlled method. ~ZeroGrafics
Alex said on — August 23, 2009 @ 9:53 pm

Corey thank you so much! i barely even knew what that tool was for before this tutorial. greetings from Canada =D
Martin said on — October 13, 2009 @ 4:26 pm

You genius! I’ve cut out loads of times but never thought about doing it on a mask. Thank you so much
Dada said on — October 16, 2009 @ 2:40 pm

Hey Corey

i ve seen dozens of tutorials on vector masks

Many were well enough tho i was still a bit in the shade

Your ability to teach and speak is heads above the rest

i cant wait to see more of your videos

Cheers
Cassio said on — December 27, 2009 @ 1:44 pm

Really cool Tut
Tanks from Portugal.
Cassio said on — December 27, 2009 @ 1:45 pm

Really cool Tut
Greetings from Portugal
Luis said on — December 30, 2009 @ 4:06 pm

Thank you Corey I’m currently learning PS and I found this website the best classroom I could ever have. Happy New Year 2010

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