{"id":55304,"date":"2022-06-01T17:45:34","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T17:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/faq\/how-to-copy-a-layer-mask-2\/"},"modified":"2022-06-01T17:45:34","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T17:45:34","slug":"how-to-copy-a-layer-mask-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/faq\/how-to-copy-a-layer-mask-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to copy a layer mask?"},"content":{"rendered":"
To move a Layer Mask from one layer to another, click-and-drag the mask<\/strong> to another layer<\/strong>. To copy a layer<\/strong> mask<\/strong> to another layer, press-and-hold Alt (Mac: Option), then click-and-drag it to any other layer.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Also, can you copy and paste a layer mask? With your layer<\/strong> mask selected, hold Option + Drag Mouse (Mac) or Alt + Drag Mouse (PC) to duplicate the layer<\/strong> mask. Drag it over the desired layer<\/strong> where you want to copy the layer mask. Let go to place the paste the layer<\/strong> mask<\/strong> on the other layer. Now you’ll be left with a duplicate copy of the original layer mask.<\/p>\n Beside above, how do I extract a layer mask in Photoshop? photoshop has a nice, simple solution. Select the layer, go to Layer<\/strong> menu -> Layer Mask -> From Transparency. The A (alpha) is extracted into a greyscale mask<\/strong> and your layer is now opaque (RGB). Disable the mask<\/strong> to see it.<\/p>\n You asked, how do you copy a selection mask<\/strong>? In the Menu Bar, choose Select > All or use the shortcut, Ctrl A (Mac: Cmd A). Choose Edit > Copy<\/strong> to copy<\/strong> the mask. Click on the mask thumbnail of the layer that needs the mask. In the Menu Bar, choose Edit > Paste to paste the mask contents.<\/p>\n Also know, how do you paste a layer mask? Hold Alt on your keyboard and click the Layer<\/strong> Mask thumbnail. This will open the Layer Mask. Press Cmd+V (Mac) \/ Ctrl+V (Windows) to paste the image onto the canvas, then scale and position it accordingly. Following that, click the Layer thumbnail to close the Layer Mask<\/strong> and check out the results.<\/p>\n How can you edit a mask in a channel once you’ve saved it? A channel mask can be edited in at least two ways. 1. If you make the mask channel the only visible channel it will appear as a white shape on a black background and you can use the Brush Tool or Shape Tool, etc. to add to or subtract from the mask.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n
How do you copy a layer?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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How can you edit a mask in a channel once you’ve saved it?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
How do you unmask in Photoshop?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n