Well… here is what I just found. If you put the mask on the layer BEFORE you send it to Mask AI, it comes back as an editable mask. It is exactly what it use to do. I think that what Mask AI SHOULD be doing is duplicate the layer, add a mask than go to the plugin. If this doesn’t get fixed in an upd…

[image] BlackCat55: just paint over the area with a white brush in Overlay blend mode - in that blend mode a white brush can’t paint over pure black Okay, I’m feeling really really dense. I was able to move my mask to a Levels layer and make levels adjustments to the selected part of the imag…

Firstly you just select the mask and then hit Cntl+L to bring up the levels dialogue box which then works directly on the mask. You can’t really add an adjustment layer to the mask a la non destructive working, but equally you can’t do any damage to your image. Secondly, yes you paint on the mask …

[image] BlackCat55: Can you show us a screenprint of the mask? Here ya go… Thx. [Fotomaker_SnipOfSculptureMask-fromPsCCLayer] And, this is where I goofed and must have painted on the transparency from MAI… oops. [Fotomaker_SnipOfSculptureTransparency-fromPsCCLayer]

Ah right, that’s not the best sort of example for getting the benefit of the overlay blend mode, as it has clearly defined edges which are best suited to just painstakingly doing it the hard way. Compare that to Linda’s example where there’s a bit of patchiness on the white near the edge - that’s w…

Okay. After I go work out I’ll try it with some grasses or something nature-y (bird?) I’d be more likely to shoot, since I never make portraits. When I - rarely - photo people it’s usually street photography and/or photojournalistic types of shots. And they’re usually on busy backgrounds given that …

[image] Fotomaker: hmm I’ll have to ask Linda about that… Follow pmeach instructions. You are actually applying the levels command directly to the the mask using Ctrl L (if you are nervous about that, duplicate the layer with the mask first). You are also painting directly on the mask using …

Here’s one for the overlay brush masking: [Refining Photoshop Layer Masks - The Overlay Brush]

[image] BlackCat55: one for the overlay brush masking Thanks for finding/posting that! I’ll definitely check it out and try what you guys suggested on some nature/animal photos! I appreciate the tips and y’all taking the time to hunt down good tutorials also.

You’re welcome. Be sure to tune in next week for Channel Masking!

[image] Fotomaker: Yep. That created a mask, but then you lose the transparency. I personally would like to have both - hence the approach I was using. At minimum they should add it to the Tutorial for MAI. If you want double, mask & transparency, do the following: Click on the layer with…

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AiDon (AIDon) October 31, 2019, 2:43am 27

In the interim there is a downloadable PS Action in this thread you can Load to your Actions.

And please, everyone who has visited and posted here vote for this enhancement … top LH corner of the thread.

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