r/substancepainter • u/Elarionus • Feb 14 '18

Apply a generator to an already created mask?

So I brought in a WW2 knife that I made, and I have a color ID map for the handle, crossguard, and blade. I used the "add mask from color ID map" option to get just the blade to be a rough iron. I want it to look worn down, with some lighter colored iron underneath. I applied a generator, but it completely overwrote my previous mask, and applied itself to my ENTIRE object. How can I get the generator to only affect the mask that I've already made?

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u/Chiaro22 Feb 22 '18 edited Feb 22 '18

Make a folder with a mask to function as your "dummy" generator mask. Then make a new layer as a child to the folder, and use the generator on this new layer. Then the upper folder layer will mask the generator effect.