How do you combine (merge) multiple layer masks in the layer panel??

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August 3, 2016
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I have 2 copies of a background in my layers panel. One copy has a selection made with the magic wand tool/inverted with a layer mask applied. Another one of the copies has a selection made with the polygonal lasso tool (done for small details)/inverted with a mask applied to the other background layer.

Two layers with layer masks … How can I merge or group them to represent one selection??

Allen

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Barb Binder

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How to Combine Layer Masks in Photoshop: Hands-on Photo - Episode 1 - How to combine layer masks in Photoshop - YouTube .

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training

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I have watched the tutorial several times however the demonstration is not clear as to the starting point. It seemed like the 3 layer masks were in fact grouped together (removed from their copied backgrounds). I have succeeded in creating the group configuration but have not been able to carry out steps 2 -3 of selecting the other masks and combining and creating a composite of both masks.

And why is the final combined mask placed in a sub group of the main group in one tutorial and added to the main group in another??

Barb Binder

Community Expert

clicking on the first mask revealed the selection

however

when I followed the instructions to cmdshclick on the second mask it didn’t make the selection (there’s a + sign in the hand)

are there other adjustments or is the software corrupted or misbehaving? (I’m using PS CS6)

I reversed the order of selections and it still only “selected” the first mask

thanks for your patience, Barb

Allen

Happy to help! Would you please post a screen shot that includes your layers panel?

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training

JJMack

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Layer mask a nothing more the selections and can be save as Alpha Channels and Aalpha channels can be combined many ways.

Ctlr+Click on a layer in the layer palette will load the layer transparency as a slection. ie the layer mask.

Shift+Ctrl+Click on a layer in the layers palette will add the layers transparency to the current selection.

Background Layers can not be masked. Background layers do not support transparency their transparency is lacked. Newer version of Photoshop will automatically convert a background layer to a normal layer when one mask it.

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