
Notice that you can select both thumbnails. Step 2Ī white thumbnail should appear to the right of the main one: Step 3 Select the one you want to add a Layer mask to. We attach Layer Masks to particular layers. You can download this file as the attachment to follow my steps: Step 1 Looks like magic, doesn't it? Let's see how to achieve it! If you used a Layer Mask instead, you could even remove a great part of the tail, like this:Īnd then you could use an "anti-eraser" to bring back any of the parts, even after closing the file and opening it once again! The second solution works only if you have saved right before erasing-not much earlier or somewhere during it. The first solution works great if you have enough history states (the more of them you keep, the slower Photoshop may work), and if you didn't do anything important after erasing the tail. Close the file without saving your last changes, and open it once again to see the previous state.Use the Undo command ( Control-Z) as many times as needed to get back to the previous state.You can now do three things to fix your "fixing": Now it feels wrong, so you do your research and it turns out that snow leopards do actually have disproportionately long tails. You've got a feeling the tail is a bit too long, so you use the Eraser Tool ( E) to remove the tip.

You have sketched a snow leopard: The Eraser Tool Let's see a very simple situation in which you could use the Eraser Tool. Why the Eraser Tool Isn't the Best Solution
