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Posted on 04/05/12 10:34:31 AM |
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chris berry
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erasing outside selection?
This has never happened before! Made a selection, whacked a layer mask on it... and it's partly erasing outside the selection. Any ideas how to fix it? |
Posted on 04/05/12 12:27:25 PM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: erasing outside selection?
Can you be more specific? "Partly erasing" sounds like the area outside the selection is darker than pure white. Is this possible? As always, a screen grab would help. |
Posted on 04/05/12 1:58:38 PM |
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chris berry
Overhead Overlord Posts: 724 Reply |
Re: erasing outside selection?
I've fixed it and now I can't recreate it. The only thing that's different about this selection is that I created it using channels with the threshold tool. Then I put a layer mask on the layer, then used a brush at 100% opacity (and black) to paint out the image within the selection. It partly removed the image within the selection (as if the brush was set at say 70%, AND it also removed the image outside the selection (as if the brush was set at 10%). In the end, I went through the whole process again... and it was fine! Very odd! |
Posted on 04/05/12 2:27:26 PM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: erasing outside selection?
Spooky. It's the Photoshop gremlins at work. |
Posted on 04/05/12 2:50:46 PM |
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chris berry
Overhead Overlord Posts: 724 Reply |
Re: erasing outside selection?
Hate those buggers - especially when they turn up while I'm teaching! |
Posted on 05/05/12 3:51:37 PM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 3982 Reply  |
Re: erasing outside selection?
I thought that was the most likely time for them to turn up!! 
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