Edit or merge adjustment and fill layers, Editing adjustment and fill layers, Change adjustment and fill layer options – Adobe Photoshop CS4 User Manual
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Layers
Last updated 1/10/2010
Create an adjustment or fill layer mask using a selection or path
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In the Layers panel, select the layer to which you want to apply the adjustment or fill layer.
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In the image, create a pixel selection, or create and select a closed path.
A selection confines the new adjustment or fill layer with a layer
mask. A path confines the new adjustment or fill
layer with a vector mask.
3
Create an adjustment or fill layer.
Create an adjustment layer mask using a color range
The Color Range feature, which is useful for creating a selection area based on sampled colors in an image, can also be
used to create an adjustment layer mask. For more information, see “
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In the Layers panel, select the layer to which you want to apply the adjustment layer.
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Choose Window > Adjustments to display the Adjustments panel.
3
Click an adjustment in the Adjustments panel to add an adjustment layer to the image. A layer mask is
automatically added as part of the adjustment layer.
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In the Masks panel, click Color Range.
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In the Color Range dialog box, choose Sampled Colors from the Select menu.
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Select Localized Color Clusters to build a mask based on different color ranges in the image.
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Set the display option to Selection, and Selection Preview to None.
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Click on a color area in the image.
To sample multiple areas, hold down Shift to activate the plus eyedropper. Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option
(Mac OS) to activate the minus eyedropper.
As you click on image areas, you can preview the mask in the Color Range dialog box. White areas are unmasked
pixels, black areas masked, and gray areas partially masked.
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Use the Fuzziness slider to increase or decrease the range of colors around your sample colors that are included in
the masked area. Use the Range slider to control how far or near a color must be from the sample points to be
included in the mask. After adjusting the mask, click OK to close the Color Range dialog box.
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In the Adjustments panel, modify the adjustment as needed.
The adjustment is only applied to the unmasked (or partially masked) areas of the image. If necessary click Color
Range again to make further adjustments to the adjustment layer mask.
Edit or merge adjustment and fill layers
Editing adjustment and fill layers
You can edit an adjustment or fill-layer setting. You can also edit the mask of an adjustment or fill layer to control the
effect that the layer has on the image. By default, all areas of an adjustment or fill layer are “unmasked” and are
therefore visible. (See “
Change adjustment and fill layer options
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Do one of the following:
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Double-click the adjustment or fill-layer thumbnail in the Layers panel.
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Choose Layer
> Layer Content Options.