How to Use Layer Masks in Photoshop
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- Опубликовано: 27 июл 2024
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How to Use Layer Masks in Photoshop
Layer Masks are one of the most important tools in Photoshop. In short, they make part of a layer visible and part invisible. The main advantage to using layer masks is they can be changed at any time - they are “non-destructive”, meaning they will never destroy image pixels!
What do Layer Masks Do?
Layer masks control the visibility of a layer, group, or adjustment layer. When a layer mask is completely white, the layer is completely visible. When a layer mask is completely black, the layer is completely invisible.
You can choose to make parts of a layer invisible by painting black in certain areas. You can use most of the tools in the tool panel on a layer mask including the brush tool, clone stamp tool, gradient tool and selections.
For instance, if you want to cut the subject out of their background, make a selection around the subject and load that selection as a layer mask, the subject will be visible and the background will be invisible.
Destructive vs. Non-Destructive Editing
When it comes to editing images in Photoshop, the ultimate goal is to do everything in a ‘non-destructive’ manner - meaning any change can be undone at any point in time.
For example, if you want part of a layer to disappear, using the eraser tool is destructive because it destroys the image, rather than just hiding it. If you use the eraser tool, then save and close an image, you won’t be able to undo those changes the next time you open the image in Photoshop.
In contrast, layer masks allow you to make changes at any time - even years from now. Rather than destroying image pixels, they simply hide them.
How to Create and Use Layer Masks
To add a layer mask to a layer, click on the layer mask icon at the bottom of the layers panel (it looks like a square with a circle inside).
You can also use the menu, go to ‘Layer - Layer Mask - Reveal All’ to make a white layer mask.
Adjustment layers come pre-loaded with layer masks, simply paint white or black on them to determine the visibility of the layer.
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How did this ever get skipped? Guess I have been seeing your masking for so long, that this is a nice one to teach other youngsters in one shot. Thanks Aaron.
Absolutely the best photoshop tutorial producer on RUclips! Like several others , I could not understand layer masks until I saw you video. Thank you very much !!
I've been watching numerous tutorials lately that explain Layer Masks and I have not been able to understand a thing until this tutorial. Thank you so much!
I was saying the same thing and learned a few other ways to use layer masks towards the end that I wish I knew before lol
Whenever I need to know something on Photoshop I always check Phlearns channel first.
Raptor Mike I think I'll be doing that from now on.
You very very right, Aaron is simply amazing and cool
your welcome.
I loved this episode and the final image :) Thank's Aaron for these amazing tutorials. I've learned so much!
This was extremely helpful! I've been working with photoshop for years (self-taught by clicking around), but I never used the mask functions. It's great to see what they do! I found the stock image and followed along with you. Oddly enough (and eerily enough) I was looking at a drawing tablet to buy today, and fellow artists suggested the Intuos. I saw that it was your affiliated link, so I bought one!
Hey thanks for another good tutorial, it's appreciated ^^ What I'd like to know is also what we can (and can't) do with the different layers in PS and also which one to use and why. I see you use a transparent layer often and when I was in photography school we didn't really use them (yah I'm that old lol) so when I began to, I couldn't do some things I was used to on a background copy.
I get better with time but that would help me a lot! You're a terrific teacher :)
Thank you for the tutorial on Layer Mask, great help
This is the EASIEST method for layer masks explained on RUclips. Everyone makes it so complicated with background eraser tools, paint brush tools, etc. Each have their uses but for speedy workflow, solutions like this are needed. Great work
I'm soooo obsessed with layer masks😍 Huge part of my workflow
Very helpful, you are so professional and with great knowledge. Thank you for shearing this
Steps by steps, review and revise at the end. A greater trainer. Thank you so much!
First time someone has explained layer masks in a way I can understand. Could never actually figure them out over the years. Thanks for this 😊
Wow, this was so informative and will take my skills to the next level. Thank you!
This was amazing! I've been using PS for years but never got around really learning about layer masks. Finally I did!
This is so so so awesome and helpful!! Thank you so much!! Just Subbed :)
Thank you very much for this tutorial. It was amazing. I have struggled with layer mask and this made it clearer!
This tutorial is pure gold! Thank you so much!!!!!
He is a good Photoshop trainer.
I disagree! He's the best photoshop tutorial producer ever on RUclips! Seriously!
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indeed
I phlearned alot about masking.
Great tutorials. I've (quickly) learned so much about the deeper features of Photoshop by watching your videos!
Another great tutorial Aaron, thank you so much for these! omw now to buy the Photoshop 101-301 as we speak :)
When I first started using PS, my instructor never explained the layer mask as easy as you have and believe me it was a real struggle learning it. Looking at this tutorial made it even more easier to use.. thanks for making it simple.
gotta say I love watching these
This tutorial is life! Thank you so much for the professional and easy version!
Best tutorial I've seen so far, thanks a lot!
Most helpful and straightforward masking tutorial I've ever found. Bless you, sir.
Been using layer masks for years, but I learned some great keyboard shortcuts from this video. Thanks Phlearn.
You are a great teacher! Thank you!
Thanks man. This is some pretty nice stuff.
Ohh Aaron, you have just saved me from months of frustration with this topic. This is possibly the best tutorial on the subject of Layers. Thank you for sharing your amazing knowledge with us.
Ive been trying to figure out masks for two days and within five minutes he explains it perfectly...thanks man
Thank you. Simply and directly explained with no wasted time and fluff. Just subscribed. I'm re-creating the whole thing right now so I don't forget. 15 years ago I was at a media College where nobody could explain this as well as you do. Now finally I can be comfortable with layer masks!
Brilliant coverage of this incredibly difficult concept! Been using Photoshop for years and have avoided masks because they looked like spooky science. Your overview is exactly what I needed. Thanks!
Thank you very much for your tutorial, super easy to understand
Thank you, very well explained and extremely helpful. You have a great teaching style, keep them coming.
Your tutorial, as always- brilliant!. Thank you so much...
Ps: if slash "\" doesn't work, change your keyboard language from UK English, to US English :) - worked for me now,while on UK- didn't :)
Thanks for the comprehensive tutorial! Straight to the point
Wow, you're a natural born teacher. This was so easy to comprehend and follow along with - thank you for taking the time to make this video! :)
You are a real expert in this subject. It's incredible that you know every topic by heart and don't show a single note of hesitation even in your speech. And your voice and tone and timing are perfectly suited for presentation videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Seriously this is one of the best tutorials i've ever seen. Thank you for making this
awesome videos.you give a full vision about layers
I have seen many of your tutorials, but I have a problem. The moment you start laughing you have me in rolling on the floor with laughter. Carry on because I love what you are teaching.
I'm still a newbie to composites and photoshop so every freaking tutorial that you guys put out is like the ultimate wow to me!! Thanks so much for this!
Excellent tutorial on Layer Masks. Thanks for the same. Hope to be watching many more such tutorials.
Speaking of basics, would you do a 'Photoshop Housekeeping' tutorial, including how to best back up brushes, actions, presets, etc.?
Wow, I have been educated on layer masking
Thank you
More of tutorials on brushes!
Such a great tutorial - now I can create my own. Thank you so much for this really clear, easy to follow lesson!
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Great tutorial, very helpfull .
I never learnt layer masks this easily. Thanks
thank you so much for this wisdom! so helpful
I'm new to PS and I had no idea on how to use masks. I kept using eraser tool and lost a lot of time and patience. This is one of the most informative videos on how to use layer masks. I also loved the videos on blending modes and now I'm having a lot of fun with PS. Glad that I found this channel, Thank you Aaron and best wishes.
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Aaron,
You make me smile every time i watch your video. You're great! Thank you.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH ! this was so so helpful
You are the best teacher! You approach the whole lesson from the logic of Photoshop, and not just to show is that you can do it.
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Wow, this is the FIRST tutorial ever from you where i learned nothing new. And that's amazing because every single other tutorial teached me new things. And there are a lot.
Great job! But nonetheless a great tutorial for everybody who is new.
Wonderful tutorial I learnt a lot! I love the way you explain the matters! God bless you Aaron!
That was an amazing lesson! Thank you!!
Just watched this video and hands down, you my good man just made my life a whole lot more easier and I thank you for that !!!!!
One of the best tutorials I ever seen about layer masking. Thanks a lot, well done
Very helpful! I appreciate that you go over the key board shortcuts again at the end as a summary.
My thoughts exactly! Never seen that done before, smart way to teach.
I needed this knowledge to struggle less with layers. Thanks!!!
Just to clarify, when he's talking about the "slash" key, he's referring to the backslash/pipe/bar key above the enter/return key, not the actual "slash" key next to the right shift key. Otherwise, great video, Aaron.
in other words, "\", not "/"
@@eamartig Correct.
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I've been struggling with this for some weeks until I found your video. Thank you sir. #subscribed
Love this simple tutorial! thank you very much
Thank you for this tutorial. I was able to follow along quite well.
I have watched so many videos trying to figure this out, and this video is literally the only one that I was able to understand completely. Thank you so much, this was extremely helpful!!!
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Subscribed!! A lot of tutorials makes me sleepy but you don't and your voice is really nice!
Thank you so much for this tutorial. You are appreciated beyond what you may think!
So calm and simple teaching. I'm getting really comfortable in PS thanks to Phlearn. Cheers mate!
Great tutorial, as always! I do have some questions about advanced use of layer masks. Is there an effective way to refine one so as to add an edge blur (in composite images)? Sometimes in my work I run across the issue of the halo effect after using the pen tool, but when I use the trick of "inverting the selection --- expand --- input values", it deletes from the image itself, especially if I've used the refine edge option (hair, for example). Then I have to make a selection, open a new layer, use the clone stamp to fill it back in, merge the layers, and it still looks bad. Thanks for your help, and keep up the good work!
You are the best teacher I have watched - in person or on YT - ever! thank you!!!!!!
Great and simple thank you for such turtourial❤
Understood how to work with masks from the first minutes! Very helpful video!
man .. you made my life much easier , your tutorials are so easy to understand ,also good video and sound quality i watch them over and over again
Absolutely great THANK YOU
thanks for making it more understandable...... very helpful
Crisp and elegant tutorial! Post this no need to review any book! Thanks a lot!
Wow! You did a great job! I look forward to more. John
Thanks for another awesome tutorial Aaron. Your tutorials are so helpful☺
Finally I found what I m searching for..very well explained..thank you!!!
I really thank you honestly for this video. Until thart I didn!t understand how layers mask works. Now I know it. Thank you! :)
Thank you so much! This is a great tutorial.
This tutorial has to be one of your best, which is really saying something as all your tutorials are so awesome!!! Thank you so much.
Amazing! Thank you!
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Very clear explanations! You saved my day, thanks!!!
Thanks for this instructive, well-done video.
It's good to be back in Photoshop, thanks for the tutorial.
This was super helpful, thank you so much!
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