: What does layer mask mean in Photoshop, and what does it do ?

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: What does layer mask mean in Photoshop, and what does it do ?

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Answer 1

I thought of a second way to think about it, that might be slightly easier to grasp.

Let’s say you want to paint a pattern on your wall in your house. Well you’re going to use masking tape to mark the edges of your design so that you can paint over the tape and still get a clean line in the paint.

A masking layer does the same thing. Think of it like your digital masking tape.