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Invert a mask
Protect areas using masks
Dis-associate or associate a mask with an image layer
Customize the mask display
Hide or
show the mask color or selection marquee; change the mask color
By default masked regions
for mask layers are displayed in coral red. You can customize the
mask display color and opacity for mask layers.
You may prefer not to
see mask display colors while sketching. In this case, you can turn off
the display of these colors and the mask will remain active.
To change the mask display
color and opacity for mask layers
- From the Construction Plane Editor window,
choose Canvas > Canvas General Info,
or click the icon at the bottom of the Canvas
Layer Editor.
- Click the Mask Color to open the Color
Editor.
NoteTo change the color for the selection marquee,
click the
Marquee Color to open the
Color
Editor.
- In the Color Editor,
do any of the following to select a color:
- Pick a color model and adjust the sliders,
or enter numeric values.
- Click in the color wheel or triangle,
or pick a color from the Most Recent Colors swatch.
- Click in the Color Blender.
- Click in the Color Swatches.
- Click the Color Picker icon
(eye dropper) and then click anywhere on your screen to grab that
color.
TipTo
change the colors in the Color Blender,
set the current color (for example, using the RGB or HSV sliders)
and then click a corner square in the Color Blender.
TipTo
store the current color in the Color Swatches,
drag the current color swatch to a Color Swatches square.
The Current Color Palette updates
with the new color. The in the Canvas General
Information window also updates.
- To change the mask display opacity for
mask layers, select the Mask Display Opacity value, type a new opacity
value and press (Windows) or (Mac).
TipTo change the opacity
for the selection marquee, select the
Marquee Display Opacity value, type a new opacity
value and press
(Windows) or
(Mac).
NoteTo interactively
adjust the opacity value, click and drag the opacity slider.
To hide the mask display
color
In the Canvas
Layer Editor window, click the icon for the mask layer.
To show the mask display
color
In the Canvas
Layer Editor window, click the icon for the mask layer.