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AGoring
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April 12, 2023
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Layer Masks won't let me add a texture.

  • April 12, 2023
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I'm having a hard time adding a texture into my layer mask. I've followed the ordinary procedure of clicking Option then the layer mask itself, but when I do that the layer mask just seems to go into the layer with the selection highlighted. When I try to add a texture in the layer mask, nothing happens unless I leave the layer mask selection. 

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thejanebradbury
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thejanebradburyCommunity Expert
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April 12, 2023

Are you just pasting in an texture image once you have Alt+clicked the mask?

 

I have tried this myself and the first time I did run into a problem where it didn't do anything, but I've tried it 4 times since and it works every time 😂 The only other thing I can suggest is try a new image and see if it works. Perhaps if others of us have this problem we ought to flag it as a bug?

 

My method was:

  • Type text.
  • Copy my desired texture.
  • Click Make New mask in the Layers Panel.
  • Paste the texture image.
  • Click back on the Layer thumbnail.

 

The other way I tried was the same as above but first I drew a selection around my text before making the mask and copying in my texture. 

 

(Not the best bit of work I've produced, but here's a screenshot.)

 

 

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    AGoringAuthor
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    April 12, 2023

    Thank you so much, I just had a mental lapse I guess, the problem was that I didn't press ctrl + a to copy the whole texture.

    c.pfaffenbichler
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    c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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    April 12, 2023

    Oh I'm glad you sorted it out. I'll confess I ahd to go in search of the answer myself - not added texture ot a mask for a while!


    I would prefer a Smart Object- (or Pattern Layer-) approach to maintain better editability (either as the basis of a Clipping Group or as a Knockout). 

    But if the texture will not be transformed repeatedly the advantage would not really be relevant. 

    c.pfaffenbichler
    Community Expert
    c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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    April 12, 2023

    Please explain what you are actually trying to do. 

    In the second screenshot the Layer Mask appears to be active – what are you trying from this point on? Insert an image, apply a Filter, …?  

     

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    AGoringAuthor
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    April 12, 2023

    I was trying to add a texture I had in another slide in the text but for some reason it wasn't pasting. Turns out I just needed to press Crtl + A to copy the whole document of the texture; initially I was just pressing ctrl + c for the texture then trying to ctrl + v it into the layer mask. 

     

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