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15. In the Layers panel, Control/right-click the mask thumbnail and choose
Disable Layer Mask from the contextual menu.
Note:
If you choose Apply Layer
You have to click the
mask thumbnail to Mask from the contextual
open the contextual menu, the mask is no
menu for the mask. longer attached to the
layer and the previously
masked pixels are
When you disable the mask, the background pixels are again visible. Again, this is one of permanently removed
the advantages of using masks — the background pixels are not permanently removed, from the layer.
they are simply hidden.
When the mask is
disabled, the masked
pixels are visible.
A red X indicates that
the mask is disabled.
16. Control/right-click the mask thumbnail and choose Enable Layer Mask Note:
from the contextual menu. Creating selections 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
while providing exactly
the same result.
17. Save the file and continue to the next exercise.
Project 1: Composite Movie Ad 57
