Forums > Digital Art and Retouching > curves on a layer....

Photographer

Sockpuppet Studios

Posts: 7862

San Francisco, California, US

I can't seem to get a curves adjustment on only a layer...

Start with image
select area
feather
jump to new layer

Adjust THAT NEW layer?!?!

What am I missing?

May 25 09 03:27 pm Link

Photographer

Jonathan Hawkins Photo

Posts: 563

Seattle, Washington, US

put the curves adjustment layer right above the layer you want to adjust, then hold option and place the cursor between the two layers.  the icon should change shape to an arrow and two half circles.  click and the adjustment layer should now only effect the one layer

May 25 09 03:30 pm Link

Photographer

Sockpuppet Studios

Posts: 7862

San Francisco, California, US

I don't use MAC...

GOT IT!!!!

Thanks this is very usefull

May 25 09 03:34 pm Link

Photographer

Fashion Photographer

Posts: 14388

London, England, United Kingdom

Are you trying to create an adjustment layer or a clipping mask? I don't understand your post.

May 25 09 03:36 pm Link

Photographer

Jonathan Hawkins Photo

Posts: 563

Seattle, Washington, US

Sockpuppet Studios  wrote:
I don't use MAC...

GOT IT!!!!

Thanks this is very usefull

what is the key stroke on PC, just curious.

May 25 09 03:37 pm Link

Photographer

Sockpuppet Studios

Posts: 7862

San Francisco, California, US

It might be called clipping mask...
I am looking to select a part of an image
(human)
and do adjustments on just the layer that I have selected.
Layer has only small pieces of said image

May 25 09 03:38 pm Link

Photographer

Sockpuppet Studios

Posts: 7862

San Francisco, California, US

The window key

May 25 09 03:38 pm Link

Photographer

Sockpuppet Studios

Posts: 7862

San Francisco, California, US

The window key

May 25 09 03:38 pm Link

Photographer

Fashion Photographer

Posts: 14388

London, England, United Kingdom

Oh, yeah, a clipping mask is what you are after, but it sound like you've already got it working.

May 25 09 03:39 pm Link

Photographer

Terakawa

Posts: 580

Emeryville, California, US

Jonathan Hawkins Photo wrote:

what is the key stroke on PC, just curious.

Option is Alt key , not Windows key.

May 26 09 08:05 am Link