Digital BW, The Print

on 3/30/2002 3:59 PM, DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com at
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> 
> Message: 3
> Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 10:57:54 -0700
> From: Carolyn Frayn <carolynfrayn@...>
> Subject: Re: Re: curve adjustment layers
> 
> 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.
I haven't learned every keyboard short cut yet, thanks.
> 
> 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.

I am highlighting the curves channel without clicking on the eyeball so the
mask is not shown.  That way, when I paint "white" only the effect of the
curve shows where I paint.
> 
> But again, I find it easier to see the effects taking place without quick
> mask mode turned on.
Aggreed.
> 
> Carolyn
> 
> 

 
-Bruce

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