Using Quick Mask mode

Once we've made a basic selection, we can refine it a bit using the Quick Mask mode.…This takes the selection and turns it into a visible mask that can be touched up with…any of the painting tools.…You'll see here the rough selection made in the previous movie.…If you skipped that movie, go back and learn how to use the Quick Selection tool.…I'll press the Q key for Quick Mask, and you'll see that a Rubylith Mask is generated.…Rubylith is the color that was used in traditional printing and masking for the print industry…for several years, and Photoshop uses that color by default.…

If you don't like it, a quick double-click there will bring up the Quick Mask Options…and allow you to assign the Opacity and the Color.…I'll go ahead and turn that on again, or press the Q shortcut to load it.…Let's go ahead and zoom in here a bit, and this is actually a great time to bring up the Navigator panel.…I'll just tear that off and leave it up here in the corner, and this let's me zoom in and…start to massage the mask.…