CS5 Question

sara505

Hi. I embarrassed to ask - but I'm trying to lighten a couple of eye sockets using the method described below. I've done it before and it works well, but for some reason, it is confounding me today.

Here's the process:
1. Duplicate layer>change to screen mode>add a layer mask
2. Select the Brush tool, paint over the eyes, revealing the light layer
3. Lower opacity to blend the layers

Please, someone tell me why the brush has no effect whatsoever on the layer mask.

Thank you.

sara505

sara505 wrote: »

Hi. I embarrassed to ask - but I'm trying to lighten a couple of eye sockets using the method described below. I've done it before and it works well, but for some reason, it is confounding me today.

Here's the process:
1. Duplicate layer>change to screen mode>add a layer mask
2. Select the Brush tool, paint over the eyes, revealing the light layer
3. Lower opacity to blend the layers

Please, someone tell me why the brush has no effect whatsoever on the layer mask.

Thank you.

Never mind - got it - thanks!

Richard

I'm guessing you have the foreground color set to black instead of white. The mask should be all black and you should be painting with white.

pathfinder

The classic way to dodge and burn is to create a new layer and fill it with 50% grey, and then use a brush with white to dodge and black to burn with the blend mode in overlay. We called it the Cletus method here years ago - It still is a good trick to know

basflt

to create a mask ;

-duplicate the image , not the layer -[ menu -image -duplicate ] [ its named copy by default ]
-convert to grayscale
-invert
-alter with white brush

-in original image ; select - load selection - then select the "copy"
a new strange selection apears , make it a layer
- then use 50% fill as described above

sara505

basflt wrote: »

to create a mask ;

-duplicate the image , not the layer -[ menu -image -duplicate ] [ its named copy by default ]
-convert to grayscale
-invert
-alter with white brush

-in original image ; select - load selection - then select the "copy"
a new strange selection apears , make it a layer
- then use 50% fill as described above

What happened was I did not have the mask selected

basflt

you should
without mask , every thing will be lit
you want only to change shadow
because you work on a layer , you can control the amount of effect with opacity- or fill slider

experiment w it , and let us know