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17. Control/right-click the mask thumbnail and choose Disable Layer Mask
from the contextual menu.
You have to click the
mask thumbnail to
open the contextual
menu for the mask.
When you disable the mask, the background pixels are again visible. This is one of the
advantages of using masks — the background pixels are not permanently removed, they
are simply hidden.
When the mask is
disabled, the masked
pixels are visible.
A red X indicates that
the mask is disabled.
18. Control/right-click the mask thumbnail and choose Apply Layer Mask from Note:
the contextual menu.
Creating selections,
reversing them, and
then deleting the pixels
surrounding an object is
a common method for
creating silhouettes —
but not necessarily the
best method. Masks
protect the original pixels
This option applies the mask to the attached layer, permanently removing the masked while providing exactly
pixels from the layer. the same result.
The masked pixels are
permanently removed
from the layer.
The mask is removed
from the layer.
19. Choose Edit>Undo to restore the layer mask.
As you saw in the previous step, applying a mask permanently removes the masked
pixels. This essentially defeats the purpose of a mask, so you are restoring it in this step.
20. Control/right-click the mask thumbnail and choose Enable Layer Mask
from the contextual menu.
21. Save the file and continue to the next exercise.
68 Project 1: Composite Movie Ad
