Using existing masks

Forum|Forum|11 months ago
April 25, 2025
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When altering a new mask through adding, subtracting or intersecting we should be able to select an existing mask. Often existing masks have multiple addition, subtraction and/or intersection adjustments. If we want to use one of these existing masks it has to be manually recreated in the new mask.

In the AI masking of people or (now) landscapes we can subtract any of the generated masks. We should be able to select any existing mask in the list of masks for that file as a pulldown menu.

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drtonyb

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@Disilusionist

You can Duplicate an entire existing Mask. If that is what you mean, click the three dots menu for the Mask:

johnrellis

Legend

You can already do this by copying individual mask components (Object, Linear Gradient, Sky, etc.). Hold Alt/Opt and drag the component into another mask, adding a copy to the target mask. You can then right-click the copied component and do Convert To Subtract or Invert.

johnrellis

Legend

I misspoke slightly:

You can already do this by copying individual mask components (Object, Linear Gradient, Sky, etc.). Hold Alt/Opt and drag the component into another mask, making a copy of the component in the target mask, preserving its Add/Subtract state. You can then right-click the copied component to toggle the Add/Subtract.

C.Cella

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@Disilusionist what do you mean?

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