Painting the Interdimensional Traveler - ZBrush Creature Design: Creating Dynamic Concept Imagery for Film and Games - page 248

Next we will knock out the backdrop using the mask layer. This section will show you how to quickly
create selections from the contents of a layer. It will also show you how to isolate elements on a transparent
layer by deleting the background.
1. Open the Utility Layers group by clicking the arrow next to the folder. This will unfold it and grant you
access to the layers inside ( Figure 5-16 ) .
select the white area of the image. The layer need not be visible to do this; Photoshop will know what to
select as long as you click in the area of the figure while the Mask layer is active. Once the selection is
made, the outline of the figure will be surrounded with the “marching ants marquee” ( Figure 5-17 ) .
3. Select the BPR_render layer and press Ctrl + J to jump the figure selection up. This creates a copy of
the figure with no background ( Figure 5-18 ) . Name this new layer “figure”
Figure 5-16: Open the utility layers group by clicking the arrow next to the folder to access the mask layer.
Figure 5-17: Selecting the mask