Adobe Photoshop CS4 - Manual (Page 236)

229 USING PHOTOSHOP CS4
Retouching and transforming
Last updated 1/10/2010
6 Do one of the following:
• Click OK to close the Liquify dialog box and apply the changes to the active layer.
• Click Cancel to close the Liquify dialog box without applying changes to the layer.
• Click Restore All to revert all distortions to the preview image, leaving all options in their current settings.
• Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and click Reset to revert all distortions to the preview image and
reset all options to their defaults.
You can use the Edit > Fade command to create additional effects.
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“ Blend and fade filter effects ” on page 393
Freeze and thaw areas
You can freeze areas that you don’t want to modify, thaw frozen areas, and invert frozen and thawed areas.
Freeze areas
By freezing areas of the preview image, you protect those areas from changes. Frozen areas are covered by a mask that
you paint using the Freeze Mask tool
. You can also use an existing mask, selection, or transparency to freeze areas.
You can view the mask in the preview image to help you apply distortions.
You can use the icons’ pop-up menus in the Mask Options area of the Liquify dialog box to choose how the frozen, or
masked, areas of the preview image work.
Using the Freeze Mask tool Select the Freeze Mask tool and drag over the area you want to protect. Shift-click to
freeze in a straight line between the current point and the previously clicked point.
Using a selection, mask, or transparency channel Choose Selection, Layer Mask, Transparency, or Quick Mask from
the pop-up menu of any the five options in the Mask Options area of the dialog box.
Freezing all thawed areas Click the Mask All button in the Mask Options area of the dialog box.
Inverting thawed and frozen areas Click Invert All in the Mask Options area of the dialog box.
Showing or hiding frozen areas Select or deselect Show Mask in the View Options area of the dialog box.
Changing the color of frozen areas Choose a color from the Mask Color pop-up menu in the View Options area of the
dialog box.
Mask options with the Liquify filter
When you have an existing selection or mask in an image, that information is retained when the Liquify dialog box
opens. You can choose one of the following mask options:
Replace Selection Shows the selection, mask, or transparency in the original image.
Add To Selection Shows the mask in the original image, so that you can add to the selection using the Freeze Mask
tool. Adds selected pixels in channel to the current frozen area.
Subtract From Selection Subtracts pixels in channel from the current frozen area.
Intersect With Selection Uses only pixels that are selected and currently frozen.
Invert Selection Uses selected pixels to invert the current frozen area.