Mask

The purpose of this tutorial is to explain how mask and it's tools work in Amorphium.

Mask is a way to protect all or specific parts of an object from being affected by distortions, brushes and paint.
It can also be used to move or displace all or specific parts of an object. In mask the red indicates areas that
are masked, white indicates areas that are not masked. The mask is only visible in mask, you will not be able
to see the mask in any of the other work spaces or the dual preview window..
The only time textures are affected by mask is when you paint them on. Then the mask portion will not be affected.
Mask does not affect a morph in Morph it does affect Fusion or Emboss in Morph..
It is not used in BioSphere or Composer either.
It is mostly used in Tools & Distorts, Paint & Optics, Height Shop, Mask, and a little in Textures and Morph.

These are the mask tools




Mask all, (top) Unmask all (bottom)
These affect the whole object surface and internal polygons.



Paint mask, (top) Paint unmask (bottom)
These only affect the object surface polygons.
All the brush shapes along with brush mode,symmetry, tilt, pressure, radius and flux setting can be used with these.



Mask rectangular, (top) Unmask rectangular, (bottom)
This applies or removes mask in a square or rectangular shape.
It affects the surface and internal polygons. It goes completely though the object.
In other words If applied to the front side it will come out on the back side to.



Mask oval , (top) Unmask oval, (bottom)
This applies or removes mask in a oval or circle shape.
It affects the surface and internal polygons. It goes completely though the object to like rectangular.



Mask invert
The mask and unmask areas trade places.



Mask smooth
Smoothes out the mask can be used multiple times.



Mask displacement tools
Displaces or moves the mask portion of the object on the X Y and Z axes


Locking the axes does not effect the displacement tools,
they will still move the mask any direction. Note that the mask is moved
and not the unmasked portion. If the whole object is masked then the whole object moves.



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