Digital BW, The Print

Hi Bruce,
 
I'm just curious why you go into the channel palette to choose the curve
adjustment mask?

Just click on the layer mask in the layer palette, fill however you want,
either by using the method you describe or by hitting command delete to fill
with the background color (the background / foreground colors are auto
changed to black and white as soon as you click a layer mask) hit the x key
to toggle them back and forth.

Then if you want to paint that layer in quick mask mode (which is what you
are discribing by highlighting the curve layer in the channel palette, just
stay in the layer palette, with the curve adjustment layer still selected
and hit the quick mask mode button on the tool palette.

But again, I find it easier to see the effects taking place without quick
mask mode turned on.

Carolyn

 

> 
> 
> Oops, I've been caught writing from (an incorrect) memory.  When you create
> the curve adjustment layer it automatically creates a blank layer mask for
> the layer. Therefore substitute below for steps 2 and 3:
> 
> Go to channels, highlight the curves channel, go to the edit menu, select
> fill, choose black in the "contents" box, click ok. Continue to step 4