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Alternating Your Layer Mask Colors

 

When you create a selection around something for a layer mask, you either want to show the area that you selected or hide it. If you want to show the area that you select-ed, click on the Add Layer Mask icon at the bottom of the Layers panel. If you would like to hide that selection, press-and-hold the Option (PC: Alt) key when you click on the Add Layer Mask icon.

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  1. DC said on — February 24, 2009 @ 12:53 pm

    Cool!! I love your tips!! and I must say that you, Corey Barker, are the best for explaining things on tutorials, whether it’s video or written tutorials! RC is very good to! Others tutorials can hardly be understood or I have to re-watch over and over again! Continue on you’re really helpful with Planet Photoshop and Layers TV!! I’m telling everyone in my surroundings about these tutorials ;) !!

    Thanks
    Cya

    David Cocciante
    Student in Graphic Design

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Create A Composite Layer

If you have a multilayer composition and you
want to apply an effect to all the layers at once, don’t flatten the layers–use a composite layer instead. Hide the layers you want excluded, and press Shift-Command-Option-E (PC: Shift-Ctrl-Alt-E). A new layer will be created at the top containing a merged copy of all the visible layers.

Another option is to create a new layer at the top of the stack and make it active. Command-click (PC: Ctrl-click) each layer you want to include to make those layers active, as well. Press Option-Command-E (PC: Alt-Ctrl-E).
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