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  1. Nice! I’m in CS3 so couldn’t do the last step, but just seeing that I can push the values around in the Black & White adjustment layer like that was cool for me.

    ~ben

  2. Nice! I’m in CS3 so couldn’t do the last step, but just seeing that I can push the values around in the Black & White adjustment layer like that was cool for me.

    ~ben

  5. Great! I’m always very intimidated by photoshop. Tutorials like this make it much more approachable. Thanks, Nicole!

  6. Great! I’m always very intimidated by photoshop. Tutorials like this make it much more approachable. Thanks, Nicole!

  14. I agree with Derek, this tutorial is the first thing I looked at here as a new visitor to TWIP Photo. I like how it is nice and easy, not requiring any prior knowledge of photoshop, as I have little idea how to use photoshop.
    I’m coming back for more!

  15. I agree with Derek, this tutorial is the first thing I looked at here as a new visitor to TWIP Photo. I like how it is nice and easy, not requiring any prior knowledge of photoshop, as I have little idea how to use photoshop.
    I’m coming back for more!

  16. Thanks and welcome to our family. Don’t be a stranger. And thanks to Nichole for doing an awesome job. It was her first such tutorial. And you’d never know it judging the high-quality job she did!

  17. Thanks and welcome to our family. Don’t be a stranger. And thanks to Nichole for doing an awesome job. It was her first such tutorial. And you’d never know it judging the high-quality job she did!

  20. Hi Randy … I did some research for you and yes, it looks like you can but there are a few work-arounds since PS Elements doesn’t have all the same features:

    1. You need to duplicate the background layer, and then change that layer to B&W (the one on top).

    2. Then, making sure that the BACKGROUND LAYER is selected, add a LEVELS adjustment layer but don’t actually change anything on the adjustment layer … just click OK. (The reason you do this is because you can’t directly add masks to regular layers in Elements, only to adjustment layers.)

    3. Next, take your cursor and move it between the B&W layer and the LEVELS layer, and hold down the OPTION/ALT key until you see the cursor change into a “double-circle” icon; click your mouse and the top layer should be “clipped” to the LEVELS layer.

    Now you should be able to use the mask just like I did in the tutorial. :)

  21. Hi Randy … I did some research for you and yes, it looks like you can but there are a few work-arounds since PS Elements doesn’t have all the same features:

    1. You need to duplicate the background layer, and then change that layer to B&W (the one on top).

    2. Then, making sure that the BACKGROUND LAYER is selected, add a LEVELS adjustment layer but don’t actually change anything on the adjustment layer … just click OK. (The reason you do this is because you can’t directly add masks to regular layers in Elements, only to adjustment layers.)

    3. Next, take your cursor and move it between the B&W layer and the LEVELS layer, and hold down the OPTION/ALT key until you see the cursor change into a “double-circle” icon; click your mouse and the top layer should be “clipped” to the LEVELS layer.

    Now you should be able to use the mask just like I did in the tutorial. :)

  22. Really enjoyed Nicole’s tutorial I really liked the end result, though I always thought the density tool was just to lower the masks opacity.

  25. Yes, that’s basically what it does. It takes the masked areas (black areas on the mask) and reduces their opacity, but all areas that show the layer in the mask (white) remain unchanged.

  26. Yes, that’s basically what it does. It takes the masked areas (black areas on the mask) and reduces their opacity, but all areas that show the layer in the mask (white) remain unchanged.

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