Modifying A Mask’s Appearance; To Modify A Selected Mask’s Shape/Color; To Modify A Mask By Adding More Mask Objects; To Modify A Mask Using The Transformation Tools - MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 8-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual

Modifying a mask's appearance
By modifying a mask's shape and color, you can change the visibility of masked objects.
You change the shape of a bitmap mask by drawing on it with the bitmap tools. You change
the shape of a vector mask by moving the mask object's points.
If a mask is applied using its grayscale appearance, you can modify its colors to affect the
opacity of the underlying masked objects. Using midtone colors on a grayscale mask gives
masked objects a translucent appearance. Use lighter colors to display the masked objects, and
darker colors to hide masked objects and show the background.
You can also alter a mask by adding mask objects to it or using the transformation tools.
To modify a selected mask's shape, do one of the following:
Draw on a bitmap mask with any of the bitmap drawing tools.
Move the points of a vector mask object with the Subselection tool.
To modify a selected mask's color, do one of the following:
For grayscale bitmap masks, use the bitmap tools to draw on the mask using various
grayscale color values.
For grayscale vector masks, change the color of the mask object.
Use lighter colors to display the masked objects and darker colors to hide the
masked objects.

To modify a mask by adding more mask objects:

1. Select Edit > Cut to cut the selected object or objects you want to add.
2. Select the thumbnail of the masked object in the Layers panel.
3.
Select Edit > Paste as Mask.
4.
Select Add when asked whether to replace the existing mask or add to it.
The object or objects are added to the mask.

To modify a mask using the transformation tools:

1. Select the mask on the canvas using the Pointer tool.
2. Use a transformation tool or a command from the Modify > Transform submenu to apply
a transformation to the mask. For more information about using the transformation tools,
see "Transforming and distorting selected objects and selections" on page
The transformation is applied to the mask and its masked objects.
You can apply a transformation to the mask object alone by first unlinking the mask
from the mask objects in the Layers panel and then performing the transformation.
226 Chapter 9: Layers, Masking, and Blending
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