{"id":536,"date":"2011-03-11T12:27:01","date_gmt":"2011-03-11T12:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yesimadesigner.com\/?p=536"},"modified":"2024-11-22T11:07:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T11:07:00","slug":"masking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yesimadesigner.com\/masking\/","title":{"rendered":"How does masking work?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Masking is one of the most essential concepts in Photoshop and it is the foundation to work non-destructively with layers. Although it is a simple concept it is difficult to understand. Whenever I teach beginners to use Photoshop I always tell them to think of the mask as a black paper with a white hole in it. You can only see through the white hole. I hope this example will help you to understand masking and remember the way it works.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"keret\"><a href=\"http:\/\/yesimadesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/masking.jpg\"><img class=\"keretimg\" src=\"http:\/\/yesimadesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/masking.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Please don&#8217;t forget to comment<br \/>\nand follow the page on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Yes-Im-a-Designer\/107586489304626?ref=sgm\">Facebook<\/a> and on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/YesIMaDesigner\">Twitter<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Masking is one of the most essential concepts in Photoshop and it is the foundation to work non-destructively with layers. Although it is a simple concept it is difficult to understand. 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