Basic noobie problem with image dimensions

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Phosphor
Jun 29, 2008
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Uh, I have to say that it is far more likely to be user error.

Happens to the best of us.
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PortyPorty
Jul 3, 2008
Thanks again, everyone. Got that sorted nicely.

Just one small query about the Layer Masking process:

How does one turn OFF the Layer Mask? Or is it no big deal to leave it "activated", if you know what I mean?

There doesn’t seem to be a choice in the Layer’s right-click menu to turn off the "mask facility" without also removing the results of the masking process.

And if the Layer Mask is still activated on a layer, how does one then use the paint brush normally on the layer?

It’s really no great problem; I’m more curious than anything else 🙂
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dave_milbut
Jul 3, 2008
There doesn’t seem to be a choice in the Layer’s right-click menu to turn off the "mask facility" without also removing the results of the masking process.

you can right click the mask itself in the layers palette to get a popup menu that lets you "apply" it. that kinda merges it into the rest of the layer.

And if the Layer Mask is still activated on a layer, how does one then use the paint brush normally on the layer?

in the layers palette, on the masked layer, you can click on either the icon for the image data, or the icon for the mask data. try it. see how whichever one you click on gets a little border around it? that tells you which one will get attention when you paint on the layer in the main image.
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John_R_Nielsen
Jul 3, 2008
In the Layer Palette, look at the two thumbnails in the layer. One of them, in your case it seems to be the mask, will have a frame around it. That is the one that is active for painting.

Just LEFT-click on the other one, and it will be the one active for painting on.

[edit] I have GOT to learn to type faster!
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dave_milbut
Jul 3, 2008

[edit] I have GOT to learn to type faster!

that’s ok john. no one reads post 8 anyway. 🙂
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PortyPorty
Jul 3, 2008
Thanks Dave, using ‘Apply’ certainly did the job.
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dizword
Jul 3, 2008
im new at photoshop and im having trouble with the pen tool. im making a selection of the object i want to subtract, but it keeps filling in the area with color.
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John Joslin
Jul 3, 2008
You should start a new topic if you want to discuss a completely different subject.

Quick clue: look at the three options at the top left of the screen.

<http://imageshack.us>
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dizword
Jul 3, 2008
thank you

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