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Posted on 22/06/07 2:37:08 PM |
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chris berry
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Layer mask
Can you delete a selection in a layer mask, or can you only use the brush to paint things in and out? Cheers Chris |
Posted on 22/06/07 3:46:33 PM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: Layer mask
You can use any of the painting or selection tools in a Layer mask. So if you want to hide a large area, for instance, then select it with the Lasso or Marquee tools, then (if black is your foreground colour) use option-backspace/alt-backspace to fill the mask with black in that region, hiding that area of the layer. |
Posted on 23/06/07 09:28:47 AM |
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chris berry
Overhead Overlord Posts: 724 Reply |
Re: Layer mask
Ooh - those pesky little keyboard shortcuts, eh? Thanks, Steve |
Posted on 25/06/07 09:25:27 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7075 Reply |
Re: Layer mask
You don't have to learn or use any of the shortcuts, Chris: you can always use the paint bucket tool to click inside the selection instead. And if the foreground colour isn't black, you can click on the icon in the tool palette, open the colour picker, choose black from there and close the palette. But there are easier ways! |
Posted on 25/06/07 5:42:59 PM |
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chris berry
Overhead Overlord Posts: 724 Reply |
Re: Layer mask
Thanks Steve - I'm a big fan of short cuts but I find the paint bucker method easier |