u/Gingerbwas

Can someone please explain how masks work? I cant seem to paint white onto a black mask.

Can someone please explain how masks work? I cant seem to paint white onto a black mask.

Hi

I am trying to make the edges of a layer darker, i want to try an paint it in as needed. I have made a duplicate layer that i adjusted with curves to make darker, when i try to add in a black mask that i then paint white onto to show that darker parts nothing happens, it will allow me to paint black onto a white mask but this means i would have to paint out everywhere that i dont want the darker area to appear which is most of the image this seems like a way more inefficient way to do it any would probably lead to more mistakes, where am i going wrong?

https://preview.redd.it/7mhz7vmhrfwg1.png?width=393&format=png&auto=webp&s=e68907cae1edd9ec980f6076403104ba0f4f1f61

Any help that you can provide will be greatly appreciated.

reddit.com
u/Gingerbwas — 8 hours ago