PhotoPlus X6 User Guide - Serif

52 Making Image Adjustments
To apply a mask:
1. Select Create Mask from the main toolbar.
2. In the Mask Brush pane, select the Add Region tool.
3. Adjust the settings to suit your requirements. For example, adjust Brush
Size to paint larger or more intricate regions.
4. In the Mode drop-down list, choose one of the following options:
• Select: Choose this if you want to apply the filter only to the
regions you paint. This is the default setting.
• Protect: Choose this if you want to apply the filter to all areas,
except for those that you paint.
5. Using the brush cursor, paint the regions to be masked (selected areas are
painted in green; protected areas in red).
6. Click Accept.
7. Apply your adjustments as described previously, which will make a change
to your masked regions.