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P_6 Basic Masking & Lighting Techniques

Open a new file at 400X400 at 72 DPI. Select the Tools palette (1), click on the Lasso icon or press the (L) key on the keyboard. On the canvas the Lasso tool icon appears as a circle with a dot in the middle. Draw a jack-o-lantern shape (you should see Marching Ants for the outline instead of the solid line you would expect to see) (2).

The Art Materials (AM) palette (3) contains ten expandable sections. You can change the section order by clicking on the empty space beside a section name and drag that section to any position you wish. By clicking on the small square in the bottom right corner you can adjust the palette size to a position showing only two sections if you wish (3a). This move will give you more screen space temporarily because when you either close a section or access another the AM reverts back to its original size). Any customization you do cannot be saved for future use.