Adobe photoshop cs2 Manual De Usuario
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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS2
User Guide
To add a vector mask that shows the contents of a shape
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In the Layers palette, select the layer to which to add a vector mask.
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Select a path or use one of the shape or pen tools to draw a work path.
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Choose Layer > Vector Mask > Current Path.
To edit a vector mask
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Click the vector mask thumbnail in the Layers palette or the thumbnail in the Paths palette. Then change the shape
using the shape and pen tools.
To remove a vector mask
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Do one of the following in the Layers palette:
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Drag the vector mask thumbnail to the Delete icon
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(Photoshop) Select the layer containing the vector mask you want to delete, and choose Layer > Vector Mask >
Delete.
Delete.
To disable or enable a vector mask
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Do one of the following:
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Shift-click the vector mask thumbnail in the Layers palette.
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(Photoshop) Select the layer containing the vector mask you want to disable or enable, and choose Layer > Vector
Mask > Disable or Layer > Vector Mask > Enable.
Mask > Disable or Layer > Vector Mask > Enable.
A red X appears over the mask thumbnail in the Layers palette when the mask is disabled, and the layer’s content
appears without masking effects.
appears without masking effects.
To convert a vector mask to a layer mask
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Select the layer containing the vector mask you want to convert, and choose Layer > Rasterize > Vector Mask.
Important: After you rasterize a vector mask, you can’t change it back into a vector object.
Unlinking layers and masks
By default, a layer or group is linked to its layer mask or vector mask, as indicated by the link icon between the
thumbnails in the Layers palette. The layer and its mask move together in the image when you move either one with
the Move tool. Unlinking them lets you move them independently and shift the mask’s boundaries separately from
the layer.
thumbnails in the Layers palette. The layer and its mask move together in the image when you move either one with
the Move tool. Unlinking them lets you move them independently and shift the mask’s boundaries separately from
the layer.
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To unlink a layer from its mask, click the link icon in the Layers palette.
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To reestablish the link between a layer and its mask, click between the layer and mask path thumbnails in the
Layers palette.
Layers palette.