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After painting a layer mask in PS CS, is there an easy way to duplicate the same mask in a different layer? Thanks.
In article , wrote:OR, highlight the other layer and drag the mask thumbnail to the LM icon at the bottom of the Layers Palette.After painting a layer mask in PS CS, is there an easy way to duplicate the same mask in a different layer? Thanks.
Load the mask as a selection (hold down Control on a PC or Copmmand on a Mac and click on the icon for the mask), then switch to the other layer and use the Select->Save Selection command to save the selection as a mask (or hit the Layer Mask button on the bottom of the Layers palette).
tacit wrote:
In article , wrote:OR, highlight the other layer and drag the mask thumbnail to the LM icon at the bottom of the Layers Palette.After painting a layer mask in PS CS, is there an easy way to duplicate the same mask in a different layer? Thanks.
Load the mask as a selection (hold down Control on a PC or Copmmand on a Mac and click on the icon for the mask), then switch to the other layer and use the Select->Save Selection command to save the selection as a mask (or hit the Layer Mask button on the bottom of the Layers palette).
edjh wrote:
tacit wrote:
In article , wrote:OR, highlight the other layer and drag the mask thumbnail to the LM icon at the bottom of the Layers Palette.After painting a layer mask in PS CS, is there an easy way to duplicate the same mask in a different layer? Thanks.
Load the mask as a selection (hold down Control on a PC or Copmmand on a Mac and click on the icon for the mask), then switch to the other layer and use the Select->Save Selection command to save the selection as a mask (or hit the Layer Mask button on the bottom of the Layers palette).
Both suggestions work, thanks. But the destination layer must not have a mask to begin with. For example, if the destination layer is an adjustment layer which automatically comes with a mask, that mask has to be discarded for these methods to work.
Also, is there an easy way to copy a layer mask from one image to another? I know, this is getting tougher. <g>
OR, highlight the other layer and drag the mask thumbnail to the LM icon at the bottom of the Layers Palette.
Both suggestions work, thanks. But the destination layer must not have a mask to begin with. For example, if the destination layer is an adjustment layer which automatically comes with a mask, that mask has to be discarded for these methods to work.
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