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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.

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

1 Using a selection tool, create a selection.

If a selection is not created, the mask will apply to the entire layer.

2 On the [Layer] palette, select the layer you want to mask.

3 Select 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.

You can edit layer masks after creating them. For details, see "What is a layer mask? ".

Mask Selection

1 Using a selection tool, create a selection.

If there is no selection area, the layer mask will be created without any masked areas.

2 On the [Layer] palette, select the layer you want to mask.

3 Select 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.

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.

·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.

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.