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4. In the Layers controls click the + button and choose the Add New Image Layer option.
Navigate to the original image and choose to place the original photo to layer it on top of
itself. This can be useful to blend back key details.
5. Click the Edit Mask button on the layer.
6. Select the Luminosity Mask option from the
dropdown.
A new mask is created based upon the
brightness of the image.
7. If the mask is showing unwanted areas, you
can click on the Edit Mask button and choose
Brush.
8. Now you can use the Mask menu to invert the
mask or use the Brush tool to add or subtract
from the mask.
9. You can also re-run the Create Luminosity Mask multiple times to generate different masks
each time.
10. Use the layer’s blending mode and opacity sliders to blend the layer to taste.
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When editing a mask, you can press the Backspace hotkey to reset a gradient/radial mask to its
default setting.
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