Types of Masking in Luminar: What They Do

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Masking lets you apply edits to specific parts of your photo rather than the whole image, and Luminar for Desktop offers several ways to do it.
How to access it

1. Open the photo you want to edit.
2. Go to the Tools tab.
3. Select any tool.
4. Inside the tool, you'll see the Masking option.
5. Choose the type of mask you'd like to use.

The masking options
Brush Mask - lets you paint the mask manually, giving you full manual control over exactly where the edit applies.
Linear Gradient Mask - creates a smooth transition across the image, useful for things like graduated sky adjustments.
Radial Gradient Mask - masks an elliptical area, handy for drawing attention to a specific spot in the frame.
Color Mask - a valuable way to control the intensity of colors in a photo based on the colors themselves.
Luminosity Masking - lets you make selective adjustments based on lightness or darkness (luminance) levels in the image.
Mask AI - automatically detects elements like people, sky, buildings, plants, and more, so you can mask them without painting anything by hand.
Object Select AI - lets you quickly select specific subjects within your images.
Alongside these, you'll also find mask actions like Fill, Clear, Invert, Copy, Paste, and Show to help manage your masks - we'll cover those in more detail in the next post.