Change quick mask options – Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 v.14.xx User Manual
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Masked Areas
Selected Areas
Painting in Quick Mask mode
A. Original selection and Quick Mask mode with green chosen as mask color B. Painting with white in Quick Mask mode adds to the
selection C. Painting with black in Quick Mask mode subtracts from the selection
5. Click the Standard Mode button
in the toolbox to turn off the quick mask and return to your original image. A selection border now
surrounds the unprotected area of the quick mask.
If a feathered mask is converted to a selection, the boundary line runs halfway between the black pixels and the white pixels of the mask
gradient. The selection boundary indicates the transition between pixels that are less than 50% selected and those that are more than 50%
selected.
6. Apply the desired changes to the image. Changes affect only the selected area.
7. Choose Select > Deselect to deselect the selection, or save the selection by choosing Select > Save Selection.
You can convert this temporary mask to a permanent alpha channel by switching to standard mode and choosing Select > Save
Selection.
Change Quick Mask options
1. Double-click the Quick Mask Mode button
in the toolbox.
2. Choose from the following display options:
Sets masked areas to black (opaque) and selected areas to white (transparent). Painting with black increases the masked
area; painting with white increases the selected area. When this option is selected, the Quick Mask button in the toolbox becomes a white
circle on a gray background
.
Sets masked areas to white (transparent) and selected areas to black (opaque). Painting with white increases the masked
area; painting with black increases the selected area. When this option is selected, the Quick Mask button in the toolbox becomes a gray
circle on a white background
.
To toggle between the Masked Areas and Selected Areas options for quick masks, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the
Quick Mask Mode button.
3. To choose a new mask color, click the color box, and choose a new color.
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