There are three types of masks available in Corel Photo-PAINT:
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Regular masks, created with the toolbox; Color Masks, created thru the Masks Menu; and Transparency Masks, also created thru the Masks menu.
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The Masking tool provides a variety of shapes to use as masks, including a magic wand mask tool. This masking tool outlines areas of similar colours.
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Once the background is isolated, or masked, it can be modified without affecting the rest of the image.
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By selecting the fill tool, and a fill colour or pattern from the Fill Roll-up, you can click anywhere in the mask area to modify the image.
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Removing the mask does not affect the changes made to the image when the mask was on.
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Color masks allow you to modify or protect selected colours in an image. In the Color Mask Roll-up, you can specify up to ten colours at once.
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Click once on the first colour to be modified, then click to select the colour in the image. In this case, the colour of the polka dots in Fiona's blouse.
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When a preview is requested, only the areas displayed in red will be affected.
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After the mask has been applied, you can use any of the brush tools to modify the image.
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Remember to select a colour from the Colour Roll-Up before applying the brush stroke to the image.
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By pressing and dragging over the polka dot area, the colour mask converts the black area to the new colour.
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Transparency masks are like a silk screen effect on an image.
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You can create uniform transparencies or gradient transparencies. Uniform transparencies can vary in density. For example, a value of 255 would allow the maximum amount of ink through the silk screen, whereas 0 would allow no ink.
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Because the transparency resides on a layer, you can display, and therefore edit, the transparency through the Layers/Objects Roll-up.
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You can carve a pattern in the transparency with a brush stroke, or you can fill the transparency. Either way, the transparency will let more ink seep through the light areas and less in the dark areas.
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Once the transparency has been modified, you can hide it and modify the image. The transparency will take care of applying the varying colours.