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Quick Tip: Masking Hair in Photoshop CS5

by Gary Dates12 May 2010

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Post-Processing Adobe Photoshop

Photoshop CS5 brought a number of new features, including improved masking tools. In today's video Quick Tip, we'll be looking at how fast and simple this tool is to use on one of the most difficult subjects to mask - a model's hair.

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Gary Dates is a Photographer and Web designer specializing in composited images. He also teaches Photography and Photoshop . His work has been published in The Photo Review, and several of his pieces have won awards in various photography competitions. He has a thing for Barbie and Ken. You can see more of his work at www.garydatesphotos.com.

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