Brush and pen masks

Film recorded with an earlier version; the written reference is current.

0:03 Draw a closed outline with Pen
Click makes a corner; click and drag makes a curved point.

0:09 Place the first point beside the cup
An unfinished path does not affect the photograph.

0:16 Follow the upper edge
Use a few useful points rather than many tiny segments.

0:23 Continue down the right side
You can refine points after closing the path.

0:30 Add the lower-left point
A closed shape needs at least three points.

0:37 Close the path with Enter
Escape would cancel the unfinished path.

0:43 Review the actual feathered coverage
Points and curve handles remain editable.

0:49 Feather blends the outline
The value is a percentage of the photo’s short side.

0:57 Apply a small local lift
The same mask can also carry Colour and Detail corrections.

1:03 Add an ordinary brush stroke
This paints coverage exactly along your stroke.

1:10 Choose size, hardness and flow
Size sets width; hardness sets the edge; flow controls coverage.

1:16 Paint a short stroke across the tabletop
This is ordinary Brush, not AI brush.

1:25 The stroke joins the shape list
Use its combine control to add or subtract coverage.

1:32 Hide the guides and inspect the edit
A traced path and painted stroke share this local’s correction.

1:39 Save by continuing your edit
Completed paths and strokes remain editable in the catalog.

1:45 Explore the controls in the written tool reference
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