Masking an image

A mask protects part of an image, allowing you to control where an effect will be applied on an image. You can mask any portion of the foreground or background of an image. In Corel PHOTO-PAINT®, a mask is indicated either by the marquee that surrounds it, or a tint overlay.

You will mask the woman in the sample image by drawing an outline around her. Later, you will apply an effect to the background of the image, and the woman will remain unchanged.

To mask the woman

1. Open the Mask tools flyout and click the Freehand mask tool .
2. On the property bar, click the Normal button .
3. Click a point beside the woman to set the first point in the selection.
4. Do one of the following:

• move the cursor to another location, and click to create a straight line segment between this point and the starting point, or
• drag to create an outline around the woman

5. Repeat step 4 until the selection is complete.
6. Double-click to finish the selection.

If you make a mistake, press ESC to remove the mask marquee and start over, or press DELETE to remove the last anchor point without removing the entire marquee.

Click here for information about saving your mask.

Click here to see what the image should look like.

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