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Manual Mode for Masking

When your source image is complicated and the contour edges of the character can not be clearly determined in the Auto Mode, you can use the Manual Mode to modify the details of the mask by carefully paint the mask with the tools in this mode.
Please note that you can always start with rough mask generated from the Auto Mode and then modify the rough mask in the Manual Mode.

ClosedUsing Quick Select Tools
  1. Click the Mask Editing button at the tool bar to access the Mask Editor panel.
  2. If you are in the Auto Mode, then click the Go to Manual Mode button to switch to the Manual Mode.
    • The mask added in the Auto Mode will be brought to the Manual Mode.
    • Optionally click the Clear button to remove the entire mask.
  3. Press down the Color Range button and then pick on the image to fill with the mask color.
    • Areas with similar will also be masked.
    • The similarity is determined by the Tolerance value.
  4. Hold the Shift key (for Windows) or Command key (⌘ for Mac) and pick on the image to include more colors.
  5. Hold the Alt key and pick on the image to exclude colors.
  6. Click the Preview button to check out the mask result. The check-board grids indicate that the original background is masked.
  7. You are able to using the Brush Tools afterward for further modifications to the mask.
  8. Click the OK button if you are satisfied with the mask result.
    ClosedNote:
    • If the background is relatively simpler than the character, then directly pick the background colors with the Color Range tool; otherwise, pick the colors on the character and click the Invert button.
ClosedUsing Brush Tools

To modify the mask details, you can use the Brush Tools.

  1. Press down the Brush button in the Brush Tools section.
  2. Draw strokes on the image to determine the masked area.
  3. Press down the Eraser button and paint on the image to correct the excessive areas of the mask.
  4. Click the Preview button to check out the mask result. The check-board grids indicate that the original background is maksed.
  5. Press down the Blur button and paint on the edges of the mask to smooth the jaggy ones.
    Jaggy edgesUse blur tool to remove the jaggy edges
  6. Click the OK button if you are satisfied with the mask result.
    ClosedNote:

    If you click the Go to Auto Mode button to enter the Auto Mode for Masking, the mask you have created in the Manual Mode will be discarded.