| 7.29. Subtract Layer Mask from Selection | ||
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7. The “Layer” Menu |  |
| 7.29. Subtract Layer Mask from Selection | ||
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The command converts the layer mask of the active layer into a selection, which is subtracted from the selection that is already active in the image. White areas of the layer mask are selected, black areas are not selected, and gray areas are converted into feathered selections. The layer mask itself is not modified by this command.
Figure 15.98. Illustration of Subtract Layer Mask from Selection
On the left, the original image with a selection. In the middle, the Layers Dialog with a layer mask created with the “Layer's alpha channel” option. On the right, the result after applying “Mask to Selection”: the selection of the non-transparent pixels of the active layer is subtracted from the initial selection.
