Local Adjustments - More masks interactions

[Wolfgang ([ Win11, PL9, FP7, VP5, Nik8 + 3.3 ])]

@John-M

• With the “shape inverted” Control-point above the Auto-brush - it cancels out (a selected part of) the Auto-brushed area
• BUT, with the “shape inverted” Control-point below the Auto-brush - it does not.

So, for “shape inverted” masks it seems that stack-order does matter.

Hi John, to quickly reply – you are right!

I have conducted several tests and will try to compile this using screenshots, taking into account the mask overlays.

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back again …

• AI mask (Sky) / selection dimmed with Exposure -2.00
  

  

• AI mask (Sky) → mask overlay
  

  

• Brush 1 → Invert Shape
  

  
  
  (excluding from AI mask, but showing Brush 2 mask overlay)

• Brush 2 → re-added to the AI mask (Sky) selection
  

  

• Brush 2 → the same as before, but with mouse over the mask’s gizmo
  

  
  
  (showing the individual mask overlay)

• Brush 2 → the same again, but now with mouse over the mask description
  

  
  
  (showing the effective mask overlays)

• Brush 2 → moved below Brush 1 Invert Shape
  

  
  
  (Brush 2 is now partly ineffective)

• Brush 1 Invert Shape → moved below AI mask (Sky)
  

  
  
  (Brush 1 is now ineffective)

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• … and the same behaviour e.g. with Graduated filter and Brush / sub masks …