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During this time, many friends are talking about the mask (Mask) and the channel (Channle), here is an article, for you to have a more in-depth understanding of these two concepts.

Many novice Photoshop friends are often puzzled by the PHOTOSHP Channel (channal) in Photoshop, so few friends use layer masks (layer mask) for authoring. In fact, layer mask is a very important function of Photoshop, but also one of the use of the channel, here, I explain to the vast number of beginners layer mask the use of methods and specific applications.
A layer mask is actually a mask that does not appear in practice for masking a layer. It is represented in the PHOTOSHP as a channel for controlling the display area of the layer and not displaying the area and the transparent area, and the black appearing in the mask is not displayed in the area of the action layer, White means that in the layer of this area, the gray between black and white determines that this part of the image in a translucent way, transparent program is determined by gray level, the percentage of gray level, this area will be shown by the amount of transparency.

As shown in the picture, the black part of the mask is used to hide this part of the layer, and the white part is displayed.

Let's take a look at the specific procedure for using a layer mask:
1. Add layer mask to layer:

First select the layer we want to add back to the layer mask, then click on the "Add Layer Mask" submenu under the "Layers" menu, where there are two commands, one is "show all", one is "Hide all", the display is all refers to when using this system will directly display the entire layer, That is, the layer mask all white, hide all the contrary, he will first fill the layer mask black, the choice according to their own needs to determine, we first select then "Show All."

2, the description layer mask:

As the picture shows, Layer1 has been added to a layer mask, the icon on the right side of the eye becomes a circle in the middle, indicating that the layer mask is now being manipulated, now you can use a variety of tools to describe the layer mask.

Below we use the black to white gradient tool to make a vertical gradient on the image, because the layer mask is currently being manipulated, so the image itself is not affected, only a gradient appears on the layer mask.

Now you see the image is displayed by the color of the gradient mask, the mask from black to the bottom of the white, so that the image never show to slowly transparent display again to display.

Readers interested in the layer mask may wish to take a look at the goodies/sample/wilderness.psd file in Photoshop's installation directory, which uses a large number of layer masks.

3, layer mask of other operations:

Right-click the layer Mask and a shortcut menu appears, with the bottom one being the action on the layer mask.
Layer mask options are used to control what color and transparency a layer mask displays.
Remove layer mask indicates that the layer mask is removed, when used, ask if the application, the image will be based on the layer mask effect generated, do not apply is to delete the layer mask, "deactivate layer mask" refers to temporarily close the layer mask, but not deleted.