The Magic of Layer Masks | Top 10 Tips in Photoshop

Today we show you 10 tips to help you master one of Photoshop's most important tools: Layer Masks! Learn how to quickly create Layer Masks, turn any Selection into a Layer Mask, use Layer Mask alongside Layer Styles, and much more. Be sure to visit the link below to download the sample images and to get a comprehensive list of all 10 tips and their relevant keyboard shortcuts.

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Our Top 10 Layer Mask Tips:
Introduction - (0:00)
1. Quickly Create Black or White Layer Masks - (0:37)
2. Unlink Layers & Layer Masks - (1:19)
3. Turn Any Selection into a Layer Mask - (2:16)
4. Invert a Layer Mask - (3:09)
5. Quickly Fill a Layer Mask with Black or White - (3:45)
6. Create a Custom Keyboard Shortcut - (4:31)
7. Copy a Layer Mask to Another Layer - (5:45)
8. Helpful Layer Mask Commands (Disable, View, Create Selection) - (8:18)
9. Change Density & Add Feathering - (9:30)
10. Hide Layer Styles with Layer Masks - (10:35)
Bonus: Use Multiple Layers Masks on a Single Layer - (12:15)

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[YoshikaKehelpannala]

Five years after visiting your tutorials. You've grown older but still the same guru who teach us grow solo.

[jamilgotcher]

I was today years old when I learned I could drag a layer mask to another layer by clicking and holding option while I clicked on the layer mask and dragging it to another layer. Thank you Phlearn!

[tremolando]

Brilliantly clear tutorial with keyboard commands shown on screen, too. Awesome!

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[emilywip]

This is so helpful and crystal clear. Thank you!

[daylematthews]

Wow - so much good clear information. I got the basics i needed for now right away without having to listen to any tiresome rambles and will save for the finer details later:) Thanks!!

[cresramos]

I love your videos .. when I want Lear something new . You are always there.. thank you..

[anarcho-communist]

Excellent job explaining this. Clear but and to the point.

[balamina]

Thank you very much Aaron! Awesome tutorial!

[jeannerissi]

Thank you so much for this tutorial!! I'm working on a project bringing shapes in from Illustrator and need to mask some elements then have the mask move along a video timeline. These tips are answering so many of my questions.

[kenn]

OMG that is so genius - I think its the way you explain it all. Thank you so much for doing this video. I appreciate it very much.

[victordladla]

you the best man!!been looking for these tips for a while thanks!!

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[hildavillafranca]

Muchas gracias, era justo lo que necesitaba.

[vikramvicky]

I mostly knew the tricks because I have watched many of your videos, so Thank you so much for all the great tutorials.

[alanakarma]

W O W there were so many here that I did NOT know, THANK YOU. WOW.