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June 28, 2012
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Swap black and White in layer mask

  • June 28, 2012
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How do I change the default settings for the layer mask, as I'd like to swap black and white color.

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hi steenmikkelsen2,

white means that your mask is transparent until you fill it with black. since then, there was no option to change the mask default settings from white to black otherwise you have to do what Noel suggested. but i hope my suggestion will help you better.

►press "Alt" key on your keyboard simultaneously as you click on the "Add Layer Mask" button under the Layers panel. that switches a white layer mask to black. :-)

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June 28, 2012

hi steenmikkelsen2,

white means that your mask is transparent until you fill it with black. since then, there was no option to change the mask default settings from white to black otherwise you have to do what Noel suggested. but i hope my suggestion will help you better.

►press "Alt" key on your keyboard simultaneously as you click on the "Add Layer Mask" button under the Layers panel. that switches a white layer mask to black. :-)

Trevor.Dennis
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June 28, 2012

Another option is to simply invert the layer mask with Ctrl i  (Cmd i)

Noel Carboni
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June 28, 2012

Assuming you're trying to make transparent places opaque and vice versa...

Look in the Properties panel.

-Noel