The Art of Masking: How I Learned to Control Every Pixel

The Art of Masking: How I Learn to Control Every Pixel I remember the moment masking clicked for me. I was working on a composite that required blending a model into a landscape, and I’d spent two hours trying to get a clean edge using selection tools alone. My foreground extraction looked acceptable at 100%, but when I zoomed out, it fell apart. The hair looked plasticky. The transition felt forced.