Mask smart filter effects, Change filter mask opacity or feather mask edges, Invert a filter mask – Adobe Photoshop CS4 User Manual
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Select and display the layer mask channel
Load a layer or layer mask’s boundaries as a selection
Mask Smart Filter effects
1
Click the filter mask thumbnail in the Layers panel to make it active.
A border appears around the mask thumbnail.
2
Select any of the editing or painting tools.
3
Do one of the following:
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To hide portions of the filter, paint the mask with black.
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To show portions of the filter, paint the mask with white.
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To make the filter partially visible, paint the mask with gray.
You can also apply image adjustments and filters to filter masks.
Change filter mask opacity or feather mask edges
1
Click the filter mask thumbnail or select the Smart Object layer in the Layers panel, and then click the Filter Mask
button in the Masks panel.
2
In the Masks panel, drag the Density slider to adjust the mask opacity, and the Feathering slider to apply feathering
to the mask edges. See “
Change mask opacity or refine edges
Note: The Mask Edge option is not available for filter masks.
Invert a filter mask
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Click the filter mask thumbnail in the Layers panel, then click Invert in the Masks panel.
Display only the filter mask
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Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac
OS) the filter mask thumbnail in the Layers panel. To show the Smart
Object layer, Alt-click or Option-click the filter mask thumbnail again.
Move or copy filter masks
•
To move the mask to another Smart Filter Effect, drag the mask to the other Smart Filter Effect.
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To copy the mask, Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac
OS) the mask to another Smart Filter Effect.
Disable a filter mask
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Do one of the following:
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Shift-click the filter mask thumbnail in the Layers panel.
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Click the filter mask thumbnail in the Layers panel, then click the Disable/Enable Mask button
in the Masks
panel.
•
Choose Layer
> Smart Filter
> Disable Filter Mask.
A red X appears over the filter mask thumbnail when the mask is disabled, and the Smart Filter appears without
masking. To re-enable the mask, Shift-click the Smart Filter mask thumbnail again.