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4) Using the computer mouse, drag

the top layer (Layer 1) under the

Background copy layer. Now you will see

that the Background copy layer is at the

top of the layers panel (Printscreen 3).

5) Select the Background copy layer

and add a Layer Mask (Click on the

square with the circle at the bottom of

the Layers panel) (Printscreen 4).

6) Select the sky using either the Magic

Wand Tool or the Quick Selection

Tool. The sky will be selected but if you

watch carefully, the sky seen through

the trees may not be selected. This can

cause a problem later on. Hence we

need to select the remaining sky area

visible through the trees.

This would be a lesson in

frustration if you tried to

individually select the remaining

areas. Hence go to ‘Select’ and

click on ‘Similar’ (Printscreen 6).

Now the remaining sky, as well as

those areas of similar tones that you

did not want to select, will also be

selected (Printscreen 7).

7) So how do we get rid of those

inadvertantly selected areas? Select

the Lasso Tool from the Toolbox

and keeping the Alt key pressed,

draw a rough selection around the

areas that you want to deselect

(Printscreen 8, opp. page). As you

let go of the computer mouse, you’ll

see that area deselected. Continue

doing so till all the areas that were

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