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Manga Studio EX 5 Cookbook

You're reading from  Manga Studio EX 5 Cookbook

Product type Book
Published in Sep 2015
Publisher
ISBN-13 9781785881077
Pages 300 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
Author (1):
Liz  Staley Liz Staley
Profile icon Liz Staley

Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Manga Studio Ex 5 Cookbook
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. Creating and Manipulating Pages and Page Templates 2. Customizing Brushes 3. Getting a Handle on Vectors 4. Using the Layer Modes 5. Making Selections and Layer Masks 6. Using New Rulers and Line Tools 7. Adding and Creating Tones and Materials 8. Playing with Color Palettes 9. Creating Special Effects 10. Using 3D Objects 11. Exporting the Finished Product Index

Making a Quick Mask using selection tools


Using selection tools and layer masks, we can quickly hide or show parts of our drawing.

Getting ready

You will need a file open with at least one layer with content (a sketch, an ink drawing, a photo, and so on) inside of it.

How to do it…

The following steps will lead us through making a mask using a selection tool:

  1. First, make a selection using one of the selection tools. In the following screenshot, the details on the robot's torso have been selected using the Lasso tool:

  2. Go to Layer | Layer Mask | Mask Selection(D) to mask the inside of the selection. In this screenshot, the selected details on the robot have now been hidden with this option:

  3. Go to Layer | Layer Mask | Mask Outside Selection(V) to hide everything outside of the selection. In the following screenshot, only the torso details remain, as they were inside of the selection:

  4. Make any necessary edits to the mask, as detailed in the Editing the Layer Mask recipe.

How it works...

Using the selection...

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