PhotoPlus X6 User Guide - Serif

62 Applying Image Effects
To create a filter mask (from a selection):
1. Make a selection on which your mask will be based, e.g. a brush selection
around the subject of interest. By default the area outside the selection is
masked (i.e. not affected by the filter), while the selection area retains the
applied filter. If you want to do the opposite, choose Invert from the Select
menu.
2. In the Layers tab, select the filter layer to which you wish to apply a filter.
3. Add an adjustment via the Image menu.
OR
Add an effect via the Effects menu or via the Filter Gallery.
The filter is created within an automatically created filter group, which
applies a mask automatically.
4. (Optional) Fine-tune the filter by double-clicking the filter entry and editing
the settings.
To create a filter mask (by mask painting):
1. With no selections present, in the Layers tab, select the filter layer to which
you wish to apply a filter.
2. Add an adjustment via the Image menu.
OR
Add an effect via the Effects menu or via the Filter Gallery.