Liquify mask not working, am I doing it wrong?

[user_0815]

I tried to liquify a part of the image and masked out the part that should stay in place. However, not I got both: The masked part is still in place but also moved. I did not expect this. What did I do wrong?

In the video attached I used the "convex" tool to make the sun smaller. 

[Dan C]

Hi @user_0815,

As I understand it, the Liquify Freeze Tool (mask) will stop the Liquify grid from being affected by the tools in this persona, but it cannot stop the pixels themselves from being stretched to match the new grid created when using the Liquify tools.

Essentially by making the sun smaller, the area between the sun and the mask edge has to be filled with something, which in your recording is the stretched pixels from the treeline in the image.

I hope this clears things up!

[user_0815]

Ok thanks a lot.