Photoshop :: One Click Hide / Show Mask?
Apr 20, 2013Is there a one key click that will turn a layer mask off and on?
Because moving the mouse away and back to retouching all the time is quite a drag.
Is there a one key click that will turn a layer mask off and on?
Because moving the mouse away and back to retouching all the time is quite a drag.
Here is what I'm doing...
-Open an image of a blue eyeball
-Duplicate layer
-Change the color of the duplicated layer eye to red
-Create a Hide All layer mask on the top red eye layer then select a brush...
I have tried white and black color, but when I paint on the mask I dont get the blue from the bottom regular layer, nothing happens and I have tried everything I can think of?
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It is a bit frustrating in order to achieve this to have to create a lot of duplicated menu folders and place'em under every "page" just to represent this selected links. And then if you have to redesign that menu, you have it spreaded throught several folder locations.
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