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Questions about masks; in this context they are a way to control and manipulate the visibility of specific areas of an image. Ask anything related to using masks in graphic design software.

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how to make a layer mask and save it as black and white jpeg

After you have made your layer mask, CTRL/CMD + Left Click the layer mask to create a selection of the layer mask. Fill the selection with black (See Layer 2). …
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Photoshop layer masks very unpractical when resizing canvas. Is there a better way?

I would use a clipping mask (which is different than a vector mask you have applied to each layer) for the graphic. You can extend the base object past the canvas size. … You would place your graphic above your base layer and hold alt and left click between the 2 layers to create the clipping mask. …
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Re-link a mask to its layer

Left click between the layer and the mask. …
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How to apply masked effects on grouped data (raster and vector) in Adobe Illustrator?

Make a copy of your "Area of Interest" path. Draw a rectangle around the artboard. This rectangle should be above the area of interest path. Select both the new Area of Interest path and rectangl …
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Photoshop stacking clipping masks

You can do this using a clipping masks and smart objects. Turn Layer 1 into a smart object and have it clipped by Layer 3. Open Layer 1 smart object and place Layer 2 and have it clipped by Layer 1. M …
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How to create a circular black gradient mask

You can do it a couple of ways 1) Make background layer black. 2) Paste graphic on a new layer 3) Create a layer mask for Layer 1 (second layer) Your layers so far 4) Use a black & White gradient … on the layer mask result …
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