Adobe Photoshop Masking

While taking a class called "ABOS" in highschool, I learned many skills and techniques for using Photoshop. One of the easiest and most useful skills used is masking. It is one of the fundamental skills of photo-editing. 

Here I have "color on gray scale" images that use masking. You can also see masking used on my Typography page and Art Montage page.

Uses:

• Color on Grayscale; useful for bringing out just a portion of the color in a photo for emphasis.
• Filling Words with Images; useful for illustrating your chosen word.
• Making collages and montages; useful for blending images smoothly.
• Retouching Photos; retouching the image without actually editing the original photo. 

Good Tutorials for Reference:

• Understanding Layer Masks in Photoshop
• How to Use Layer Masks in Photoshop
• Layer Masks