Adobe Photoshop CS Fast & Easy (Fast & Easy (Premier Press))

The Quick Mask mode allows you to apply a mask by painting it on your image. Before you change to Quick Mask mode, you can set a few different options that affect how Quick Mask mode behaves.

1. Double - click on the Edit in Quick Mask Mode button on the toolbox. The Quick Mask Options dialog box will open .

2. Click on an option in the Color Indicates area. Photoshop will apply the mask color to either the Masked Areas or Selected Areas in the image, depending on your selection.

3. Click on the Color box . The Color Picker dialog box will open.

4. Click on a color hue in the narrow band of colors near the middle of the dialog box. Photoshop will display a different range of colors in the Select Quick Mask color box.

5. Click on a color in the Select Quick Mask color box. The color you click on will become the active mask color.

6. Click on OK . Photoshop will close the Color Picker dialog box and return to the Quick Mask Options dialog box.

7. Type a new entry in the Opacity text box, if necessary. Photoshop will make the mask color more or less transparent, depending on your entry.

8. Click on OK . Photoshop will close the Quick Mask Options dialog box and apply the new settings the next time you use Quick Mask mode.

9. Click on the Edit in Standard Mode button on the toolbox. This turns off Quick Mask mode so that you can make a selection.