Is there a simple way to save a mask without having to create a texture representing the mask?
I have tried Create Alpha and then Mask by Alpha, but that does not seem to do anything; as though the mask has not been saved to alpha.
Create alpha usually works, it should generate an alpha in the alpha panel. It won’t necessarily auto-apply, you have to go the alpha panel and select it.
If it doesn’t generate an alpha, another option is to, with your mask applied, fill the object with color and then do polypaint to texture, and with that texture use “make alpha”. Create mask from alpha should work then, as long as you see it in the alpha window on the left.
Thanks, I’ll try those options, but it would be nice if Pixologic would implement a “one-click” method of saving (even temporarily) a mask. That would increase the work flow significantly.