Like pretty much everyone else, I was super keen to play with the new and improved masking tools for Adobe Lightroom Classic announced recently (it’s also available for Camera Raw and Lightroom). It took just a minute to learn where everything was, but once I started playing I could see the benefits straight away.
If you haven’t done it yet, visit the Creative Cloud app and you should see an update available for Lightroom Classic. Once I ran the update, I was then prompted to update my Catalog. So don’t miss that, as it imports all old settings into new masks.
New Masks tool options
I found these to be quite intuitive to figure out, it only took a minute or so to learn what was where and how it all worked with the new Masks tool. I created a little video looking at flowers, portraits and a landscape.
Other features
There are other features added or updated in this major update too, including premium user presets, an improved crop overlay and new smart overlays. So it’s time to update, if you haven’t already! Check out some more about these features here.
Julie – I have this new feature added to my Lightroom CC. Have used it a few times, but didn’t understand all of what it does. I will be watching your instructions in more detail. Thank you for posting this.
Thanks Les, glad it was of help. It feels a little strange at first, but once you get used to it, it can open a whole new world of possibilities. Good Luck and enjoy