Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
If you have Caps Lock pressed, 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.
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Press the
]
(right bracket) key to make the brush size larger, or the
[
(left bracket) key to make the brush
size smaller.
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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%.
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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 dis-
appears.
8
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 fine-tuning your mask by painting directly on it.
Painting the mask.
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If you find that your brush should have a harder edge, press Shift+] (right bracket). For a softer edge
press Shift+[ (left bracket).
The benefit of working with a layer mask is that you can fine-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.
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When you are finished 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.
Cloning layers
You'll now clone (or duplicate) the boy layer two times. You'll then apply filters and adjust the opacity of
the new layers.
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Select the boy layer thumbnail in the Layers panel to ensure that it is the active layer. Select the Move
tool (
