Operation Manual

192 Working with Pictures
To add a filter directly (without trialling):
• Click Add Quick Filter at the top of the Filters stack and choose
a filter from the flyout categories. The filter is applied directly to the
stack without being added to the Trial Zone.
Retouching
PhotoLab's main toolbar provides some useful retouching tools. These are
commonly used to correct photos before applying colour correction and effects.
• Red-eye tool, to remove red eye from a human subject.
• Spot-repair tool, to remove blemishes from human skin and
material surfaces.
For instructions on using the retouching tools, see DrawPlus Help.
Selective masking
You may sometimes want to apply a filter to selected regions of a photo, rather
than to the entire photo. In PhotoLab, you can do this by using a “mask” to
define these region(s).
You can apply a mask:
• To the areas to which you want to apply the filter.
- or -
• To the areas you want to protect from the filter.
In the example below, a mask has been used to protect the subject of
the photo from a Stained Glass filter effect.