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April 13, 2021
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Switching between black and white for masking

  • April 13, 2021
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Dear gurus,

 

I am trying  to switch between black and white for masking a layer and:

 

1. The brush does not paint in either color (opacity 100, hard brush, flow 100)

2. When I click on the black/white in the tools area, I get the eyedropper screen asking me to choose a color. This shouldn't happen...

 

Thank you.

Correct answer Myra Ferguson

Sorry but I am baffled. Am I not supposed to see the black masking on my image so that I know what it is I am doing?


Click the eye on the Original layer to turn off its visibility. Once you do, you will see the effect of the mask on the Duplicate layer. What you see would then be a hole where the black on the layer mask is.

 

If you want to see what the layer mask looks like over the image, you could go to the Channels panel, turn the eye (visibility) on for the layer mask. Then you'll see red where the black is on the mask.

 

 

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D Fosse
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 13, 2021

To switch foreground/background, press X.

 

Press D to get the default colors (black foreground, white background).

Participating Frequently
April 13, 2021

Thanks.

 

I have. When I move the brush across the image, I see that I am masking out in black on the mask on the layer, which is fine. However, I do not see this action on the image itself.

Myra Ferguson
Community Expert
Myra FergusonCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
April 13, 2021

Sorry but I am baffled. Am I not supposed to see the black masking on my image so that I know what it is I am doing?


Click the eye on the Original layer to turn off its visibility. Once you do, you will see the effect of the mask on the Duplicate layer. What you see would then be a hole where the black on the layer mask is.

 

If you want to see what the layer mask looks like over the image, you could go to the Channels panel, turn the eye (visibility) on for the layer mask. Then you'll see red where the black is on the mask.

 

 

Participating Frequently
April 13, 2021

.....sorry, I get the color picker menu, not the eydropper tool.

 

Thanks