Create a mask shape from text

1. Use the Curves > Text tool to write the text.

2. Choose Paint > Shape > Make Mask Shape from the tool palette, and select each letter, curve by curve.

3. Click Accept after selecting all letters if you want to create a single mask shape.

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   Click Accept after selecting each letter if you want to create separate mask shapes for each letter.

4. To protect the text area on the canvas from being over-painted, no further action is necessary. To modify the paint on the text area only, click on the MaskShape-# layer in the Canvas Layer Editor, and choose Invert layer from the editor’s Edit menu.

Related Concepts

• About masks and mask layers