Use these techniques when you've drawn an un-antialiased mask and you want it to be smooth. Here is an example of what this tutorial can do for you:...

I use these actions on every computer that I run Photoshop. They are time saving, offer a lot of basic controls over your selections, and streamline Gaussian Blurs. First, download my actions, and save them to your Desktop...

We all know that you have always wanted to cut out your own PSDs instead of downloading them, now you can cut your own!
1. Open up your picture, we used WWE's Brock Lesnar.
2. Hold CTRL and press A - to select all of the image.
3. Hold CTRL and press C...

Now, we all know, to cut pictures out, we use the pen, eraser or lasso tools. but.... when cutting fur or any other thing like that. we use another technique.
1. Open your image, in this example we used a white... some kind of... looks like a baby husky :P ...

Freeze a picture thats going at speed!
1. Open your background, we just used a forest dropout i found on google.
2. Duplicate this layer and click Filter > Blur > Motion blur. you want the angle at 0 and the distance to about 100...

The most popular way to cut out, or "mask" an object is to use the lasso tool. That's fine, but if you want to be a baller, you will use the pen tool and create "vector masks." Vector masks have two major advantages...

1. Starting.
a. Create a new file in Photoshop.
b. Make it 400x400 pixels - 72dpi - RGB color - Transparent.
c. Fill your layer with a background color of your choice, in this case "black"...

1. In this example I used a part from DigitalAbuse's header. It works well for this tutorial because of its' many "objects" and contrasts.
2. Now let's streeeetch! <-- yea, funny, eh? You wanna select your single column marquee tool...

Create a new image in photoshop, any size. Using the text tool, write your preferred text, preferably in a light colour. I used the fonts thug and brooklyn kid, which can be downloaded here...

1. Quick mask mode is a powerful way of selection in Photoshop. It is a selection based on the masking of the desired portion of an image. It is used for minute and accurate selections.
2. Start with opening an image with a multicolored background...