Re: My opinion of layer masks

iank42545507 · ‎Mar 14, 2019

Yes Jane, I have a plan now.... as in sufficient knowledge to give it go now. Thank you for asking and thank you the other folks for sticking with me to help. Much appreciated.

iank42545507 · ‎Mar 13, 2019

OOKAY..... If you use same two layers - you can't make any changes to your final image. RIGHT THERE is the key to my not understanding this. It is like trying to build a clock and leaving one gear out of the build.... it wont work!! Forgive me for appearing so frikking stupid. now that I FINALLY understand that I have to make a layer from the background layer and NOT duplicate it; I can then click on the layer mask button and make it active. NOW everything is starting to fall into place!! Thank you everyone for staying with me and helping me out.

iank42545507 · ‎Mar 13, 2019

Hey macpawel, I cant get an active mask layer unless I make a duplicate layer first. Hi Jane I understand what you are saying but I just get NO result from anything. I appreciate your offer to help guys. I was simply expressing my frustration, I have given up. I have spent hours and hours reading countless tutorials. I just dont get it! I am just going have to assume that masking is NOT an option for me, I can post a screen shot or anything else, it wont matter, I will NEVER understand this process and I dont wany anyone else to waste their time trying to explain it to me. I am obviously to dumb to understand.

iank42545507 · ‎Mar 13, 2019

I understand what masking does. I apparently am not able to comprehend the process. To the point. I select a photo - I make a duplicate layer - I click on the mask symbol in the layers palette - I hide all layers except the mask layer- I select black or white - I select a brush - I brush. AND THERE IT ENDS. Final result.... NOTHING. Nothing reveals - nothing conceals. I get zero result. End game here - if you guys can make it work, I am very happy for you. I cannot... it is as simple as that. I quit on masks, I have wasted hundreds of hours coming back to this process again and again. There is only so many times I can flog a dead horse. My brain is that dead horse... it is not going to get up now, or tomorrow, or next week. I give up.... I am moving on without masks. I love Photoshop. I wish there was a way to edit out masking so it just doesn't even appear in Photoshop. It is the most frustrating and negative experience I have ever encountered in PS

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