Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
1
Select the layer mask thumbnail that is to the right of the boy layer's thumbnail in the
Layers panel.
Select the layer mask thumbnail.
2
Press
D
on your keyboard to select the default foreground and background colors of
black and white. Note that when working on a mask, painting with white reveals the
image, while painting with black hides it.
3
Press
X
on your keyboard, and note that by pressing X you are swapping the
foreground and background colors in the Tools panel. Make sure that black is the
foreground color.
4
Select the Brush tool and position the cursor over an area of the image where the mask
is a bit inaccurate. You see a circle representing the brush size.
If you have Caps Lock selected, you will not see the brush size preview.
If the brush size is too big or too small for the area of the mask that needs to be
retouched, adjust the size before you start painting.
5
Press the ] (right bracket) key to make the brush size larger, or the [ (left bracket) key
to make the brush size smaller.
6
Use the Opacity slider in the Options bar to change the opacity back to 100, or press
0
(zero) Pressing 0 (zero) is the keyboard shortcut for returning your brush opacity to
100%
7
Start painting the areas of the mask that were not accurate; in this case, perhaps where
some of the sky on the boy layer still appears. Experiment even further by painting
over the entire hand. The hand disappears.
