Use of mask?

[triumphrider69]

I have created a mask over a portion of my photograph. I would now like to colors the matched area to blend in better with the rest of the photograph. I am not sure to how Dark do that and could use some help. Please

[GoldingD]

Deleted, a second reading tells me I was answering the wrong question. Read twice answer once, my bad.

[triumphrider69]

sorry I'm not really sure what you mean?

[GoldingD]

sorry I'm not really sure what you mean?

By @triumphrider69

After crafting a reply complete with screenshots and clicking on Post, I decided I was answering incorrectly. I conflated your issue with a misunderstanding of Mask Overlays, with a inquiry of color matching (tonality) . So I edited my reply stating Deleted, my bad. In other words my previous reply was just so so wrong. (I think)

[GoldingD]

I think a screenshot may help describe the issue/inquiry. Can you take one and post?

[triumphrider69]

I want to change the red (masked area) to a darker color, please.

[dj_paige]

I want to change the red (masked area) to a darker color, please.

Darker color: After you create the mask, move the exposure slider to the left.

[GoldingD]

What exact Adobe Lightroom program and version number are you using?

• Lightroom Classic v 13.1
• Lightroom Ecosystem v 7.1.2
• Lightroom Mobile v 9.1
• Other

[triumphrider69]

hi, I am using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom classic 13.1 release.

[GoldingD]

Ok LrC v13.1. Your screenshot was a bit odd,

How about a full screenshot, showing a lot more.

For example (with some info included):

And it looks like you take screenshots via a phone or camera. See the following for how to use the computer (MACOS in this case) to accomplish that:

• https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/take-a-screenshot-mh26782/mac

or you could use a third party screen capture utility like PicPick

If you can, you may want to annotate your screenshot as to add words describing what you want accomplished. Or just add those in the reply.

[triumphrider69]

Thank you, GoldingD! I will do better next time!