
: If you're asking about cropping an individual object on a layer, then no, there's not a direct way to do that. Photoshop crops the entire canvas, not individual layers. There are indirect
If you're asking about cropping an individual object on a layer, then no, there's not a direct way to do that. Photoshop crops the entire canvas, not individual layers. There are indirect ways, though, both of which you can make into a one-click Action.
Method 1:
Ctl-click on the layer thumbnail in the Layers Panel to create a selection of just that object.
Click the Layer Mask icon at the bottom of the Layers Panel to create a mask that reveals only the object.
Unlock the mask from the layer (click the chain-link icon between the thumbnail and the mask.
With the mask selected (not the pixel layer), press Ctl-T to enter free transform mode.
Your free transform will now act like a crop mask for the layer.
Method 2:
Ctl-click the layer thumbnail as before to create the selection.
Convert the selection to a path (Paths panel flyout, "Make Work Path")
Create a vector mask: Layer > Vector Mask > Current Path
Your path is now a vector mask that you can work with either using Free Transform or all the vector tools in the toolbox.
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