Photoshop – Creating blur effect and using masks

Using photoshop to create blur effects and editing them with masks allows you to imply motion and take your still images into photo illustrations.

Table of Contents:

00:25 – Step 1 Copy back ground layer
00:58 – Filter menus contains filter effects divided in categories.
01:19 – Comparing Filter Effects motion blur
01:51 – Comparing Filter Effects radial blur
02:41 – Step 2 Change Layer to a Smart Object
03:02 – Step 3 Apply Filter
03:26 – Step 4 Make changes to smart filter
03:53 – Step 5 Apply Layer Mask to altered layer
04:04 – Step 6 Use brush to paint on mask