You may find it easier to mask the area you don’t want to edit rather than the area you do. Inverting a mask is simple and gives you plenty of opportunities to experiment along the way. Use inverted layer masks for dozens of different projects, whether you’re refining hair or trying ...
Example of an unfinished Photoshop layer mask edit. What is the purpose of masking a layer? You might wonder why anyone would use a layer mask. Why not use the eraser? Isn’t it essentially the same? There are many advantages to using a layer mask. Layer masks allow you to stack and...
Edit: I just ran across this: "By default, a layer or group is linked to its layer mask. To break the link between a layer and a mask, tap (icon).This allows you to move the layer image and the mask independent of one another." but the functionality is ...
In Photoshop, a Layer Mask is a powerful feature that allows you to control the transparency and visibility of specific areas within a layer. It acts as a non-destructive tool, allowing you to hide or reveal portions of a layer without permanently erasing or deleting any pixels. We all know...
Objects you paint over with your layer mask won’t actually be deleted. You can easily come back to your cropped layer later and undo or adjust it. More ways to crop in Adobe Photoshop. When you crop images, you are trimming off areas of a photo or design to cut out unwanted items ...
Learn how to use the Frame tool to create custom-shape masks and apply images as textures in Adobe Photoshop then use the Pen tool to make any shape into a frame.
When I duplicate a layer that has a layer mask, the new layer keeps the edit/effect of the original layer in all areas (i.e. ignores the mask). How do I duplicate a layer in a way that keeps the original mask's effects, but then allows me t...
A layer mask conceals or reveals different elements of an image by allowing you to edit the individual layers of a composition. Designers can add layer masks to any image in Photoshop to make quick, reversible changes or create eye-catching visual effect
Once you start using Photoshop, you will quickly learn that one of the most important things to understand is the use of Layer Masks. All the cool layer blending, compositing, photo manipulation and even photo retouching required an understanding of Layer masks and how they work. This Photoshop...
In this Photoshop Masking quick tip tutorial, we will learn what a Layer Mask is, what it does, and how to create a Mask in Photoshop! Follow along with us on the Envato Tuts+ YouTube Channel: ...