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Uploading older tutorials for migration of #photoshop-tutorials ' gallery to the new groups system - I didn't remember I had this many uploaded just over there
First uploaded: April 24, 2005
This is also one of my earliest tutorials and it's still one of my favourites. It explains the much-dreaded and often overlooked Layer Masks feature in Photoshop. No photomanipulator should go wihout this
IMPORTANT: This tutorial was written for Photoshop 7 and therefore, some expressions may be slightly different from what Adobe uses in the newer CS versions. It shouldn't be a problem though.
If you use this I'd love to see (and fave)!Stock from !KahnInteractive , ~Eden-stock , ~dreamstock , ~i-stock , ~body-stock
For more kuschelirmel tutorials go here [link]
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Excellent tutorial. Thank you! It's always great to go back and review some of the basics.
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Very clear and excellent tutorial! I'll be sure to link you when I use this next. And it will definitely make blending my backgrounds SO much easier!
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Wow. Been going through your tutorials and I have to say, AMAZING! Both your tutorials AND your art! You have earned yourself a new watcher!
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My only problem is that CS3 has "Clipping masks", not layer masks. Plus, there's a arrow pointing down when I make a layer a clipping mask instead of the chain.
Are they pretty much the same thing?
Sorry for the really stupid question.
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it has both - what you found was a clipping mask which uses the layer underneath to determine the visible pixels. You need to click on the layer mask symbol underneath the layers palette to get a layer mask as described above. the tutorial was written for PS7 quite some years ago, anything that version had is in the later ones too.
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Ah, okay. 
Thanks for clearing that up!
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This was fun to learn. Thanks so much for taking the time to teach.
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you are most welcome!
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Honestly, you make THE BEST tutorials! So detailed and clear and you explain everything!
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Fantastic tutorial- well presented, simple, direct and easy to follow. Thanks for sharing!
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you're welcome! glad it helps!
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Another great time-saving tip! I've been using layer masks for awhile, but I didn't know about using the fill tool in conjunction. I've never thought of filters with masks. What a great idea. Thank you again.
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This is great!! I always hear people talking about Layer Masking and finally know what it's all about. Seems very helpful! Thank you so much for posting this 
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great to hear this helps! I'd love to see anything you create with the help of this, I'm always curious!
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Nice tutorial, I had no idea that layer masks worked like that.no more pointless experiments lolthx
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Thanks once again!
I used part of the tutorial for this: [link]
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Thank you for this tutorial! I've never really understood layer Masks before, but your tutorial has made it all comprehensible for me now. Thank you so much!
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I'm glad you find it so useful
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Again I am amazed and can't wait to try this out
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Now I finally know what a mask is! Thanks a lot for this tutorial! Now if only my suckish version of photoshop did this correctly..=3=
Anyway this was still very informative!
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I've been browsing your tutorial gallery and if I may say so, you have done an awesome job... Thank you so much, I look forward to learning so much from your detailed and easy to follow instructions
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Ohhh...so THAT's what a layer mask is...
people kept mentioning it in tutorials, but never really explained it. :\
THANK YOU!
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I'm glad I could help
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An oldie but a goodie. I must admit I haven't used layer masks enough. Thanks!
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thx for the tutorial! i've been trying to teach myself some of the functions of photoshop and layer masking has always been sort of intimidating. can't wait to try this out
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Awesome tutorial... I kinda new how to blend, but now I have an even better grasp. Thank you very much!
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