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koranke

Joined: 28 Mar 2010
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 12:35 am    Post subject: problem with vector masks Reply with quote

i've been using vector masks when editing photographs. for example, i'll have a base image and i'll paste in another image to a second layer. i then create a vector mask for the second layer so i can blend the two together using the paint brush tool. recently i've been having a lot of trouble where the image that the vector mask is getting applied to gets locked and i can't paint on the vector layer itself. does anyone know what causes this?

for example, when it is working as expected, if i click the image icon in layer two a border appears around the image icon. if i then click the vector mask icon the border moves from the image icon to the vector mask icon. however, when the problem occurs, i can't get the border to move from the image icon.

thanks,

glenn
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hawkeye

Joined: 14 May 2009
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Location: Mesa, Az

OS: Windows 7 Pro 64 bit

PostPosted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 1:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think you should be using a regular mask. A vector mask is edited with the pen tools, not the paint brush.
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koranke

Joined: 28 Mar 2010
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 2:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

that's embarrassing. i guess i was originally using a layer mask and at some point missed the menu option for layer mask and started using vector mask. thanks!
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