Table of Contents - Serif

178 Working with Pictures
To apply a mask:
1. From the Mask drop-down menu, select New Mask.
2. In the Tool Settings 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 menu, 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 of
the photo, except for those that you paint.
5. Using the circular cursor, paint the regions to be masked (selected
areas are painted in green; protected areas in red).
If you've not been as accurate as you'd like while painting, click
Remove Regions then paint over the unwanted painted regions.
6. Click to save your mask changes, or to cancel.
The mask button changes to yellow when a mask is applied (i.e., ).