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Inverting A Layer/Image v/s Inverting A Selection

  • November 25, 2023
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Can anyone please clear me the difference between the inverting a layer mask/image(CTRL + I) and inverting a selection(CTRL + Shift + I)? I'm really confused! means Its clear to me the invert selection, but I don't understand why there's a feature for inverting a layer mask? Can anybody teach me with an example?

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Can anyone please clear me the difference between the inverting a layer mask/image(CTRL + I)...Can anybody teach me with an example?

By @Nilanjan323378885l6r

 

 

Ctrl+I inverts the colors. If the colors are pure black and pure white, they simply reverse. For your example, try Ctrl+I on an image. Use Undo to reverse the damage; do not use Ctrl+I a second time!

 

 

Jane

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jane-e
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November 25, 2023
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Can anyone please clear me the difference between the inverting a layer mask/image(CTRL + I)...Can anybody teach me with an example?

By @Nilanjan323378885l6r

 

 

Ctrl+I inverts the colors. If the colors are pure black and pure white, they simply reverse. For your example, try Ctrl+I on an image. Use Undo to reverse the damage; do not use Ctrl+I a second time!

 

 

Jane

Stephen Marsh
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November 25, 2023

A layer mask can reveal or hide content. So inverting the values of a layer mask channel creates the opposite masking effect.