Corel Painter Help | Selecting and viewing layer masks

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Quick links to procedures on this page:

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To select a layer mask

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To select a transparency mask in the Layers panel

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To view a layer mask

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To hide a layer mask

Selecting and viewing layer masks

Before you work with a layer mask, you must select it. You can also view a layer mask as a grayscale image. Selecting a layer mask and viewing it are distinct operations — you can select a layer mask without viewing it. You can also hide a layer mask.

To select a layer mask

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In the Layers panel, choose a layer that has a layer mask.

The layer mask is displayed in the Channels panel.

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Do one of the following:

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In the Channels panel, click the layer mask.

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In the Layers panel, click the layer mask icon next to the layer name.

To select a transparency mask in the Layers panel

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In the Layers panel, perform an action from the following table:

To	Do the following
Select the transparency mask for a layer	Press Command (macOS) or Ctrl (Windows), and click the title or preview icon of a layer or layer group.
Add the transparency mask for a layer to another layer	Press Shift + Command (macOS) or Shift + Ctrl (Windows), and click the title or preview icon of a layer or layer group.

To view a layer mask

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Select a layer with a layer mask.

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In the Channels panel, click the layer mask.

In this mode, the RGB image is hidden.

To hide a layer mask

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In the Channels panel, click the eye icon

next to the layer mask item, so that the icon changes to a closed eye

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