Photoshop Masking Key Commands

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The following key commands do not require clicking on the mask.

X                                               reverses Foreground and Background colors
Numbers                               number keys change the Opacity of a brush
[ and ]                                     makes a brush smaller and  larger
Shift [ and Shift ]               makes a brush softer and  harder
Opt Delete                             fills a mask with the Foreground color
Command I                           inverts a mask

The following key commands require clicking on the mask.

Control Click                        displays mask options
Opt Click                                 displays a mask in black and white
Shift Opt Click                      displays a mask as a red overlay

Command Click                   loads the mask as a selection
Shift Command Click        adds the mask to a selection
Option Command Click    subtracts the mask from a selection
Shift Option Command     loads the intersection of two masks
Shift Command I                  inverses a selection

Drag & drop                           to move a mask from one layer to another
Option drag & drop            to copy a mask from one layer to another

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Video Quick Tip – 2 Masks For 1 Layer In Photoshop

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In this Photoshop Quick Tip I show how and why to make two masks for one layer.

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Video Quick Tip – Feathering Selections & Masks In Photoshop

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In this Photoshop Quick Tip I show when and how I feather selections for maximum control.

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Video Quick Tip – Combining Gradient Masks In Photoshop

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In this Photoshop Quick Tip I show how to combine gradient masks to quickly make complex selective adjustments.

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Photoshop – Using The Lens Blur Filter On An Image Sequence – Julianne Kost


“Even with the fantastic new Blur Gallery in Photoshop CS6, the Lens Blur filter is an essential tool when a high degree of control is needed to selectively (and realistically) blur an image. In this video tutorial, Julieanne Kost uses the Lens Blur filter with a depth map to to create a series of images that appear as if they were captured with a tilt-shift lens. Julieanne also demonstrates how to quickly apply this filter to multiple images using actions and batch processing.”
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