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Draw a freehand mask
1 Select the layer to mask, choose the Freehand Mask tool from the mask pop-up menu in
the toolbar.
The Freehand Mask Tool HUD appears.
2 Adjust the controls in the Freehand Mask Tool HUD.
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To change the blend mode of the mask before it is drawn, choose an item from the Mask
Blend Mode pop-up menu.
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Adjust the Feather slider to soften the mask. Positive values spread the feathering outward;
negative values feather the shape inward.
3 Do one of the following:
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If using a mouse, click in the Canvas, but don’t release the mouse button.
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If using a tablet, touch the stylus on the tablet to begin drawing the mask in the Canvas.
Continue drawing around the layer you are masking. To close the mask, nish the line at the
mask’s starting point. A small circle appears when the pointer is over the starting point.
Note: If you don’t close the mask at its starting point, the mask is closed when you release the
mouse button.
A small circle indicates
target to close mask.
The mask is completed.
4 Edit your control points to ne-tune the mask.
For more information on editing control points, see Move control points to adjust a shape on
page 847.
Edit shape ll, outline, and feathering
After you draw a shape using the Bezier or B-Spline shape tools or the basic shape tools, you can
adjust the ll, outline, and feathering to suit your needs.
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