Manual Mode for Masking (New for 2.1)

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

A photo without mask data.	The unnecessary parts of the original image conceals the custom background or even the other objects.

Using Quick Select Tools

1. Click the Mask Editor button on the tool bar to access the Mask Editor panel.
2. If you are in Auto Mode, then click the Go to Manual Mode button to switch to Manual Mode.
   
   • The mask added in Auto Mode will be brought to Manual Mode.
   • Optionally click the Delete button to remove the entire mask.
   

3. Press down the Color Range button and then pick a spot on the image to mask that colored area and those with similar shades.
   

   • Areas with similar shades 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 a spot on the image to include more colors.
   
5. Hold the Alt key and click an area to exclude colors.
   
6. Click the Preview button to check out the mask result.
   
7. You are able to use the Brush Tools afterwards for further modifications to the mask.
8. Click the OK button if you are satisfied with the mask result.

   Note:

   If the background is relatively more simple 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.

Using 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 excess areas of the mask.
4. Click the Preview button to check out the mask result.
   
5. Press down the Blur button and paint on the edges of the mask to smooth the jagged ones.

   Jagged edges	Use blur tool to remove the jagged edges

6. Click the OK button if you are satisfied with the mask result.

   Note:

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