{"id":18246,"date":"2017-06-07T12:13:46","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T16:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/?p=18246"},"modified":"2021-12-02T22:15:01","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T22:15:01","slug":"essential-photoshop-masking-key-commands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/18246\/essential-photoshop-masking-key-commands\/","title":{"rendered":"The Essential Photoshop Masking Key Commands"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MaskKeyCommands\"<\/a><\/p>\n

There are at least two good reasons to become more familiar with Photoshop’s key commands related to masking. First, while many of these functions can be accessed through menu items, not all of them can; these features\u00a0are essentially\u00a0hidden to users who don’t know the\u00a0key commands. Second, key commands that make masking and selections easier and faster.<\/p>\n

Here’s a list of the most important Photoshop key commands related to masking.<\/p>\n

Option click<\/strong>\u00a0displays a mask in black and white.<\/p>\n

Shift click<\/strong>\u00a0disables a mask.<\/p>\n

Option Shift click<\/strong> displays a mask in red at 50% opacity.<\/p>\n

Double click <\/strong>on a mask displays options for changing the color and opacity of mask.<\/p>\n

Command click<\/strong> loads a mask as a selection.<\/p>\n

Shift Command I click<\/strong>\u00a0loads an inverted selection.<\/p>\n

Shift Command click<\/strong> adds to an existing selection. (gradients add at 50% then 10% increments)<\/p>\n

Drag and drop<\/strong> to move a mask from one layer to another.<\/p>\n

Option drag and drop<\/strong> to copy a mask from one layer to another.<\/p>\n

Delete<\/strong> fills a mask with the Background color.<\/p>\n

Option Delete<\/strong> fills with the Foreground color.<\/p>\n

Control click<\/strong>\u00a0on a mask to bring up a contextual menu of options\u00a0…<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Disable Layer Mask<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/em>Delete Layer Mask<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/em>Apply Layer Mask<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/em>Add Layer Mask to Selection<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/em>Subtract Layer Mask From Selection<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/em>Intersect Layer Mask With Selection<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/em>Layer Mask Options …<\/em><\/p>\n

As masks are often\u00a0painted, brush key command are useful too.<\/p>\n

Numbers<\/strong>\u00a0change brush opacity. (1=10%, 2=20%, 3=30%, etc)<\/p>\n

X<\/strong> to reverses foreground and background colors.<\/p>\n

[<\/strong>\u00a0makes a brush smaller.<\/p>\n

]<\/strong> makes a brush larger.<\/p>\n

Shift [<\/strong>\u00a0makes a brush softer.<\/p>\n

Shift\u00a0]<\/strong> makes a brush harder.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Read more about Selections & Masks.<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
\nLearn more in my digital photography\u00a0and digital printing workshops.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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