Create Photo Edges using Quick Masking

May 19th, 2006 by Posted in Adobe Photoshop, Special Effects

Photo Edges using Quick Masking 1

1. Open the picture you want to work with and click the quick Mask tool in the toolbar.

Photo Edges using Quick Masking
Photo Edges using Quick Masking 2

2. Use the paint bucket to fill the mask and draw a selection with the Marquee tool. Press delete and deselect. These are the basic steps, and you can now use almost any filter to apply cool edge effects.

Photo Edges using Quick Masking 3

3. Apply the FILTER/DISTORT/glass filter and press “Q” (edit in standard mode)
Select inverse and press delete.
Photo Edges using Quick Masking 4
This was made with FILTER/PIXELATE/color halftone
Photo Edges using Quick Masking 5
This was made with FILTER/DISTORT/ripple
Photo Edges using Quick Masking 6
Here I used the gradient tool on the mask. Black foreground and white background.