Mask.
The Mask is useful a lot. When we want to change our object in a specific place, masking the rest allows us to improve our work. We set the appropriate size of the brush and its strength, and then paint over the area that we want to protect. Also often used is the invert mask option – Invert Mask – shortcut Ctrl + I. You can use it like this, for example. We want to work on the index finger without disturbing the rest, so we paint the Mask with a Brush ( M – in the video, an unconventional method of fixing this shortcut;) and then press Ctrl + I, the mask turns. Then it turns out that the rest is protected, and we can focus on the finger.
As is the case with most brushes, holding down Ctrl while this brush is running causes the mask to be inverted, i.e. not masking, but rubbing the mask.
We already know that we activate the Mask Brush on the “M” keyboard, the most convenient way to do it efficiently is to do it with the index finger of the right hand.
Box Mask – B
Lasso Mask –directly Ctrl + Shift + Left Mouse Button i SPACEBAR –> Ctrl + 3
Line Mask – SPACEBAR –> Ctrl + 4 (+Blender 2.93 Alpha)
ALT + M – as if it didn’t sound funny clears our mask.
There are some other cool mask options, but more on that later.
Shortly, as standard, each of the fingers with the QWERTY keyboard layout (the most popular), certain fingers of both hands feel best on the combination of FDSA (left hand) and JKL: (right hand) buttons, there is a protrusion on the F and J buttons as standard, which, closing the eyes without looking allows us to quickly find a key with a finger, and easily find ourselves on the keyboard without looking.
The Mask function can be accessed by pressing the Right Mouse Button.
In 1 minute 11 seconds you will learn how the Mask Brush works. The shortcut repeated many times will allow you to consolidate it very quickly.
Just remember to turn on the subtitles.