Example: User Settings Workflow

The following example procedure demonstrates the User Settings workflow where an artist needs to create the following series of masks:

• Default settings freeform mask.
• Red ellipse of fixed size with Auto Color turned off and saved as a user favorite.
• Green rectangular mask drawn from center.
• Freeform mask reset to default (second instance).
• Second instance of the red ellipse (reset to user favorite).
• New rectangular mask (second instance) reset to the green square selected from the Mask List.

To create a series of garbage masks working with User Settings:

1. Select the Freeform creation tool
   
   (or press D) and draw a freeform mask using default values.
2. Select the Ellipse tool.
   
   (or press W).
3. Change the name to Red and press Enter.
4. Select a red color and turn Auto Color off.
5. Set the fixed size dimensions.
6. Select Save As User Favorite.
   
7. Click once in the Player to create the mask.
8. Select the Rectangle tool.
   
   (or press S).
9. Change the name to Green and press Enter.
10. Change the color to a green.
11. Toggle From Center
12. Click and drag in the image to create the mask.
13. Select the Freeform tool
    
    (or press D).
14. Select Reset To Default.
    
15. Create the mask in the image.
16. Select the Ellipse tool.
    
    (or press W).
17. Select Reset To User Favorite.
    
18. Click once in the Player to create the mask.
19. Select the Mask named Green from the Mask List.
20. Select the Rectangle tool
    
    (or press S).
21. Select Reset To Selected.
    
22. Click and drag in the image to create the mask.