Layer mask locked to position of image being masked

[photoshop1.0]

Mask To Below creates a mask which does not allow you to move the mask independently of the image and vice-versa. Both the image layer, and the mask layer, become simultaneously highlighted when you click one of them in the layers panel. If you move the position of one layer, the other layer follows. This is highly restrictive. If there is a way to break the chain that connects these two layers, I cannot find it. And if this function exists, it should be made more intuitive/discoverable without having to crack the user manual.

[walt.farrell]

Click the mask layer's thumbnail. That will select just that layer and you can then drag where you'd like, or delete it.

[smadell]

This issue is solved fairly easily with the "Lock Children" feature. Select the pixel layer with the Move tool. You'll see the "Lock Children" checkbox in the Context Toolbar. If you leave the box checked, the pixel layer and its child layer mask are linked; if you UN-check the box, the link between them is broken. You can move, resize, and otherwise transform the pixel layer without affecting the mask.

[photoshop1.0]

On 5/8/2020 at 2:29 PM, walt.farrell said:

Click the mask layer's thumbnail. That will select just that layer and you can then drag where you'd like, or delete it.

Thanks very much.

[photoshop1.0]

On 5/8/2020 at 4:17 PM, smadell said:

This issue is solved fairly easily with the "Lock Children" feature.

Thanks — I'll check it out.

[walt.farrell]

You're welcome.