Layer Mask
Creates a mask for the selected layer or layer folder. Masks can be adjusted and deleted.
What is a layer mask?
A layer mask is a feature that can hide part of the image on a layer. You can use this to hide unnecessary parts, or to limit the area for fill layers and gradient layers.
Editing a layer mask
·You can draw on layer masks with a drawing tool to remove portions of the mask and reveal the images on the layers below.
·While selecting a layer mask, you can use eraser tools to draw more of the layer mask and hide the lower layers.
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You can also use brush or pen tools with transparency to draw the mask. |
·The opacity of the mask will vary depending on the opacity of the tool.
Mask Outside Selection
1Using a selection tool, create a selection.
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If a selection is not created, the mask will apply to the entire layer. |
2On the [Layer] palette, select the layer you want to mask.
3Select the [Layer] menu > [Layer Mask] > [Mask Outside Selection].
The layer mask will be applied to the area outside the selection, and the layer mask will appear in the [Layer] palette Areas under the mask will be hidden.
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You can edit layer masks after creating them. For details, see "What is a layer mask?". |
Mask Selection
1Using a selection tool, create a selection.
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If there is no selection area, the layer mask will be created without any masked areas. |
2On the [Layer] palette, select the layer you want to mask.
3Select the [Layer] menu > [Layer Mask] > [Mask Selection].
The layer mask will be applied to the selected area, and the layer mask will appear in the [Layer] palette Areas under the mask will be hidden.
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You can edit layer masks after creating them. For details, see "What is a layer mask?". |
Delete Mask
Select the [Layer] menu > [Layer Mask] > [Delete Mask] to delete the layer mask from the selected layer.
Apply Mask to Layer
Select the [Layer] menu > [Layer Mask] > [Apply Mask to Layer] to combine the layer and the layer mask together. This deletes the layer mask.
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·When you combine the layer mask and the layer, the combined layer will be a raster layer, regardless of the original layer type. ·You can apply layer masks to layers with keyframes by selecting the [Animation] menu > [Edit layers with active keyframes]. |
Enable Mask
Select the [Layer] menu > [Layer Mask] > [Enable Mask] to enable or disable the layer mask.
Show Mask Area
Select the [Layer] menu > [Layer Mask] > [Show Mask Area] to display the mask area in purple.
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You can also show/hide the masked area by clicking the layer mask icon while holding down Alt. |
Link Mask to Layer
Select the [Layer] menu > [Layer Mask] > [Link Mask to Layer] to link the layer and the mask. When linked, the mask moves with the layer when it is moved with the [Move layer] tool.
You can turn this off in the menu to unlink the mask and the layer. When not linked, the mask will not move when the layer is moved with the [Move layer] tool.
When a layer and a mask are linked, a check mark will appear between the layer and mask thumbnails on the [Layer] palette.
