Graphics Programs Reference
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Press X on your keyboard to bring white to the foreground, and paint over the
location where the hand was, to reveal it again. You are essentially i ne-tuning your
mask by painting directly on it.
Painting the mask.
9 If you i nd that your brush should have a harder edge, press Shift+] (right bracket). For
a softer edge press Shift+[ (left bracket).
The benei t of working with a layer mask is that you can i ne-tune and edit it as many
times as you want without permanently altering the image. This gives you a lot of
freedom and control, and allows you to make more accurate selections. This type of
image editing is referred to as nondestructive.
10 When you are i nished editing your selection, press Ctrl+0 (zero) (Windows) or
Command+0 (zero) (Mac OS) to return to the Fit in Screen view. Then, to deselect
the layer mask thumbnail, select the boy layer thumbnail in the Layers panel.
 
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