Image masking
Last updated: September 8, 2026 · 2 min read
Show a photo inside a ready-made shape or a path you draw yourself.
A mask defines the visible part of a photo. You can adjust the frame and the image inside it independently. Choose a lesson that matches what is already on your page.
- Fill a ready-made shape with an image
Place a photo inside a circle, rectangle or another ready-made shape.
- Fill your own path with an image
Use a custom pen drawing as a photo frame.
- Mask an image with a shape using right-click
Combine an existing photo with a shape or pen drawing.
- Position an image inside a mask
Move, resize, rotate or flip a photo while keeping its frame fixed.
- Reshape a mask
Change the frame size or edit its path points while keeping the photo.
- Replace or remove an image fill
Reuse a frame with a different photo, or remove its image fill.
- Release an image mask
Separate the photo and its frame into two objects again.
Follow these steps
- 1
Choose how to start
EditorCanvas
For an empty shape or path, add an image from Properties. If both the photo and the frame are already on the page, select them together and choose Mask image.
- 2
Arrange the image
PropertiesCrop
Use Crop to move, scale or rotate the photo. To change the frame itself, finish cropping first, then adjust the shape or edit the path.
- 3
Check the result
EditorCanvas
Keep the subject visible and check for gaps around the edges. If you are preparing an accessible publication, also review the description of the masked object.
Result
The photo and its frame are selected as one object. Release the mask whenever you need an independent image again.