Question about masking

[LemonLemonee]

Hi everyone! I need to create an image similar to attached one. 
I have a cutout of the hand (layer with layer mask, which I converted to smart object not to loose quality when resizing) and a shape (as vector smart object).

How to create similar effect (hand coming out of the shape on top, but clipped by the shape at the bottom) with these shapes?

I have been trying masks but nothing really works.

 

[Mylenium]

Put the stuff in a group, apply a mask or vector path at the group level to match the circle.

Mylenium

[LemonLemonee]

Thanks for reply!

But I am not really sure what do you exactly mean unfortunately. In addition, the shape I use is not a circle, it is more complex one, so doing a vector mask separately would not probably work. 

Below is better example of what I need. Those guys did this effect with the logo and knight figure, and my project is very similar, I have multiple shapes and need to create such effect. 

[davescm · Accepted solution]

A layer can have both a pixel mask and a vector mask. See the example below.

Save the ellipse as a path, in the paths panel, then use that path to add a vector mask to the, already masked hand. That will constrain the hand within the ellipse. Now add a rectangle path to that elliptical path (with path operations set to combine shapes) to extend the vector mask outside of the circle.

Dave

[LemonLemonee]

Thanks a lot Dave! Worked for me! 🙂

I need to train a bit more on correcting the paths created from comlex shapes, as Photoshop itself makes them a bit off, but now it is super clear for me how to do such collages 🙂