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How to Use Photoshop Layer Masks for Beginners

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This beginner tutorial explains how Photoshop layer masks hide, reveal, and blend image layers without permanently changing pixels. It covers black, white, and gray masks, opacity, gradients, soft brushes, inversion, and adjustment-layer masks.

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Intro
What are layer masks
Inverted mask
Blending layers
Resetting masks
Inverted masks
Masking with opacity
Blending masks
Painting masks
Soft edge brush
Feather
Gray
Dark Grey
Opacity
Remove mask
Adjustment layer
Adjustment layer mask
Invert layer mask
Swap mask

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