Accurate Layer Selections Using Photoshop’s Selection Tools: Use Photoshop and Illustrator to Refine Your Artwork

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J. HarderAccurate Layer Selections Using Photoshop’s Selection Toolshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7493-4_12

12. Save a Selection as a Layer Mask

Jennifer Harder¹  

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Delta, BC, Canada

 

This chapter shows you how to use the saved selections or paths and create a mask that can be altered or refined in a variety of ways.

In the last chapter, you looked at saving and loading your selections from the Channels panel. While it is convenient to save complex selections in this panel, you may want to have the selection as part of a specific layer. This is known as a layer mask. A mask blocks areas you do not want to see and reveals the areas you want to keep. If ...