Selection to Layer
Note
This module consists of 2 functions:
Selection to Layer;
Selection to x2 Smart Object;
Selection to Layer
Selection to Layer
- Info:
This function will create a new layer from selection with locked transparency from the layers beneath.
Layers above the active layer will be ignored: this is important when layers above aren’t 100% opacity or aren’t Normal blendmode layers;- PS substitute:
Manually turning off all the layers above an active one, merging visible layers, maskign resulting layer with selection, turning on all the layers that were turned off;
- Why I use it:
To get a layer from selection without interference of above layers;
Resulting layer has locked transparency so I can start painting imidiately;
The same document with a layer made with Merge Visible
: a blue Soft Light layer was also influencing the merge, so the result is more blue than it should be:
New in 1.2.1, it’s also possible to set some options for the function in the Layer From Selection
option from the Flyout Menu — to lock/not lock transparency and to ignore the background layer.
Selection to x2 Smart Object
Selection to x2 Smart Object
- Info:
Similar to
Selection to Layer
but resulting layer will be a smart object with double the resolution;- Why I use it:
To add some details to specific areas;