You can change the form of an editable area of a mask by rotating, scaling, sizing, flipping, skewing, distorting, or applying perspective to it. If an editable area is floating above the image, it is automatically merged with the underlying image when it is transformed.
To rotate an editable area |
1 . | In the toolbox, click the Mask transform tool . |
2 . | Click the Rotate button on the property bar. |
If you want to change the center of rotation of the editable area, drag the center of rotation to a new position within the editable area. |
3 . | Drag a corner handle of the mask marquee. |
4 . | Double-click in the editable area. |
You can rotate an editable area by a specific angle by typing a value in the Angle of rotation box on the property bar and clicking Apply.
You can change the center of rotation, also known as a pivot point, by typing values in the Center of rotation boxes on the property bar and clicking Apply.
To scale an editable area |
1 . | In the toolbox, click the Mask transform tool . |
2 . | Click the Scale button on the property bar. |
3 . | Drag a corner handle of the mask marquee. |
4 . | Double-click in the editable area. |
On the property bar, type percentage values in the Scale boxes and click Apply.
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Click the Maintain ratio button on the property bar.
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Hold down Shift as you drag a corner handle.
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To size an editable area |
1 . | In the toolbox, click the Mask transform tool . |
2 . | Click the Position and size button on the property bar. |
3 . | Drag a middle handle of the mask marquee. |
If you want to size the editable area proportionally, drag a corner handle of the mask marquee. |
4 . | Double-click in the editable area. |
On the property bar, type values in the Size boxes and click Apply.
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Hold down Shift as you drag a center transformation handle. The change in size occurs in two opposite directions.
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Hold down Ctrl as you drag a transformation handle.
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To flip an editable area |
1 . | In the toolbox, click the Mask transform tool . |
2 . | Click the Scale button on the property bar. |
3 . | Drag a center handle of the mask marquee across the editable area and past the opposite center handle. |
4 . | Double-click in the editable area. |
You can flip an editable area symmetrically by holding down Ctrl and dragging a middle handle across the editable area and past the opposite middle handle.
To skew an editable area |
1 . | In the toolbox, click the Mask transform tool . |
2 . | Click the Skew button on the property bar. |
3 . | Drag a middle handle of the mask marquee. |
4 . | Double-click in the editable area. |
You can also skew an editable area by typing values in the Skew angle boxes on the property bar and clicking Apply.
Before applying the transformation, you can return an editable area to its original size by pressing Esc.
To distort an editable area |
1 . | In the toolbox, click the Mask transform tool . |
2 . | Click the Distort button on the property bar. |
3 . | Drag a transformation handle of the mask marquee. |
4 . | Double-click in the editable area. |
You can also set the Mask transform tool to the Distort mode by clicking in the editable area until the handles you can use to distort the editable area appear.
To apply perspective to an editable area |
1 . | In the toolbox, click the Mask transform tool . |
2 . | Click the Perspective button on the property bar. |
3 . | Drag a transformation handle of the mask marquee. |
4 . | Double-click in the editable area. |
You can also set the Mask transform tool to the Perspective mode by clicking in the editable area until the transformation handles appear.
Before applying the transformation, you can return an editable area to its original size by pressing Esc.
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