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How to use Photoshop content-aware fill.

drop-down list. The default is Normal, but
experiment with the other 26 options to
ensure the best results.

4. Select the percentage of Opacity,

then click OK.

Photoshop removes the

selected object, and the

surrounding pixels of the pond

water fill into the deleted space.

HOW TO CREATE A

CLIPPING MASK IN

PHOTOSHOP

A clipping mask is basically a

stencil with an image behind it.

In spite of how some tutorials

make it seem so difficult, it’s

actually a simple four-step

process in Photoshop.

1. On a blank canvas, type a
   phrase (such as the name of
   your company) in large, bold
   letters. Use a nice, fat font such
   as Impact, Arial Black, or Gil
   Sans Bold.


2. Open the image file that
   you want to show through the
   stenciled letters.


3. Copy the image to your
   text file and ensure that the
   picture layer is on top of the text
   layer.


4. Right-click that image layer
   in the Layers panel (not on the
   picture itself), then choose Clipping Mask
   from the drop-down list. And that’s it!
   A couple of follow-up tips to refine the
   results: