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Nick Lambrecht
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November 28, 2023
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red transparant mask layer in photoshop

  • November 28, 2023
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Sometimes I see (by accident) the layermask as a red transparant layer. (see screenshot) What's the shortcut to see this (macOS)? Or where in the menu can I find this? I searched online, but the shortcuts that I find won't work.

Thank you.

 

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    Correct answer jane-e

    @Nick Lambrecht 

     

    You're welcome, and I'm glad this fixed it for you. 😊

     

    If it had been Quick Mask ("Q"), we would have seen three things:

    • The layer would have red shading
    • The title bar would say "Quick Mask"
    • The Channels panel would have a channel called "Quick Mask"

     

    One more thing: in your screenshot, the Color Balance 1 Mask is the active channel in addition to being visible. Click on RGB to make it the active channel before proceeding. You may have already done this, but I'm covering my bases! 😊

     

    Jane

     

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    AxelMatt
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    AxelMattCommunity Expert
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    November 28, 2023

    Please take a look here  and see if it's help:

    Gelöst: How to show red overlay for layer mask in Photosho... - Adobe Community - 11793525

    Gelöst: Red Mask Overlay in Photoshop - Adobe Community - 12936876

     

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    jane-e
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    November 28, 2023

    @Nick Lambrecht 

     

    Can you show your Channels panel? One possibility is that you have an alpha channel with visibility enabled.

     

    If that's not it, show a screenshot that includes your Status bar (bottom) and options bar & document tab (top).

     

    Jane

     

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      Nick LambrechtAuthor
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      November 28, 2023

      Yess, finally. That's the solution!

      When I click on a mask, go to the channels, then there's a new cahnnel.

      When click on the eye then the red layer apears. See screenshot below.

      Now I have to find a way to change the shortcut to make that layert visible.

      shift + option + : doesn't work in Photoshop.
      Thank you so much.

       

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