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04/08/2008 12:29:57 PM · #1 |
I have a picture which i am working on as follows -
Duplicate background, make adjustments to new layer, erase top layer partially to allow background to show through.
It's quite time consuming - Is it possible when i have finished to somehow save the shape of erased section as a layer mask so that i could make different adjustments without having to do all the erasing again ?
Many thanks |
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04/08/2008 12:41:10 PM · #2 |
| There might be a better way of doing it, but I usually just copy and paste my selection in a new layer in the Alpha channel. That way I can save the file as a PSD and reuse it later if need be. |
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04/08/2008 01:35:36 PM · #3 |
There is a much easier way... Create the layer mask from the start!
Basically your fundamental approach is wrong. Erasing from a duplicated layer is the error. In fact, there are very few times you should ever use the eraser tool.
Instead of erasing do this:
1-Add a layer mask to your duplicated, adjusted layer
2-Click in the layer mask to be sure you will paint in it and NOT on the data!
3-Select an appropriately sized brush tool and set its opacity
4-Be sure your BG color is set to 'black'
5-Paint black in the layer mask to achieve the result you previous got by erasing
When you are done you will have the layer mask you want.
This method has two added benefits:
1-It is non-destructive whereas the eraser is destructive
2-You can "unerase" and re-adjust at any later time should you discover that you made a mistake
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04/08/2008 01:50:09 PM · #4 |
| Thanks. I didn't know Quick Masks were saved with the file. :) |
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04/08/2008 02:11:20 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by jeger:
Thanks. I didn't know Quick Masks were saved with the file. :) |
A quick mask is something different than a layer mask. To create the layer mask, activate the layer you wan to mask, and at the bottom of the layers pallette, click the icon that looks like a rectangle with a circle in it. That will create a layer mask, which appears as a white rectangle in the selected layer on the palette. Now click in this rectangle, and you've selected it to paint on. Now do as Mr. Artifacts posted, painting with black on the mask to "erase" and with white to "unerase." Totally reversible. |
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