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Show/hide the
adjustment brush
mask overlay

Erasing from adjustment brush masks
You can rei ne brush masks by erasing from them. Like the A and B brushes, the
eraser has its own settings.

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To erase from a mask, i rst click its node point to activate it (see Figure 4-88).
Show the overlay, if you like-this can make erasing lots easier. Make sure the
eraser is active and set the eraser brush settings as necessary (size, feather, etc.).

Shift+O
Cycle through
mask overlay
colors

Paint to erase from the selected mask (see Figure 4-89).

Option or Alt
(while painting)
Temporarily
switch to Erase
mode

Figure 4-88 Figure 4-89

Hiding and
showing local
adjustments
Use the switch at
the bottom let
of the panel (see
Figure 4-90) to
temporarily hide
or show all of
the graduated
i lters or local
adjustment
brushes.

Figure 4-90