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Paste an Image into a Layer Mask in Photoshop

Photoshop Essentials 73,005 2 years ago
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Download the written PDF on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/photoshopessentials Discover the simple trick to pasting an image or a texture into a layer mask in Photoshop, along with some easy ways to adjust the contrast of the image after pasting it into the mask. A step-by-step tutorial. Get Adobe Photoshop here: https://prf.hn/l/dlXjD2w Texture image from Adobe Stock: https://prf.hn/l/DRYXZXY RELATED VIDEOS 1. Paste an image in text: https://youtu.be/YRFxm3IfrI8 2. Paste an image into a selection: https://youtu.be/c8-6xgSwwow 3. Paste an image into a shape: https://youtu.be/GnlD-kxfyXk VIDEO CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 0:24 - Adding a layer mask 0:41 - Selecting and copying the image 1:11 - Switching to the main document 1:17 - Why pasting into the document doesn't work 1:45 - Viewing the layer mask 2:12 - Pasting the image into the layer mask 2:31 - Resizing the image inside the mask 4:01 - Switching the view back to the main document 4:15 - Boosting the contrast with Auto Contrast 5:13 - Reducing contrast with the Density slider Contact me: https://www.photoshopessentials.com/contact/ Get all of my tutorials as PDFs! Learn more: https://www.photoshopessentials.com/print-ready-pdfs/ More Photoshop tutorials on my website: https://www.photoshopessentials.com Affiliate Disclaimer: Some of these links in this description are affiliate links. I'll earn a small commission if you make a purchase and it's no additional cost to you.

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