Just use the shape tool of a hexagon on the desired layer. Set it to Paths in the options bar (just below Image and Layer) and drag out a Polygon. Holding the space bar while dragging will allow you to move it to the desired place.
Open the Paths palette and click on the little triangle and choose Make Selection. Click on the layer mask icon at the bottom of the layers palette. to hide everything but the contents of the polygon. If other images are in different layers in the same file, you can select the layer and then drag the layer mask just created to the layer mask icon at the bottom of the layers palette to duplicate it for that layer.
Or, for a less time consuming way, you may just want to make the selection, Select Inverse (SHFT+CTRL+I) and create a new layer on top of everything else. Fill the selection with the color of your choice to make a "hexagon window" for the other images to peek through.
Peadge 🙂
"jrzyguy" wrote in message
he is sorta making a mosiac. not realy a mosaic tho. He wants to place about 6 different images into a hexegon (separate hexagons tho).
SOooooo..i
THINK what he wants to do is make a "master" hexagon selection…and then apply it to multiple layers so that each layer sorta "clips" to his
"master
selection"..into his hexagon or whatever shape he has made.
Does that make any sence? i kinda think a layer mask is the way to go…i just havent had much time to think about this. But i thought it was worth bringing up.
NOw that i am actualy THINKING about this…i think writing a simple
action
and then batching the separate images might be the way to go.
Let me know if you have better ideas…and IF applying that selection
across
multiple layers is a reality