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Layer mask

Meaning in graphic design, with examples

nounCommon term

In graphic design, layer mask means: A mask controlling which parts of a layer are visible and by how much.

In Turkish: katman maskesi

How it is used

Use for selective visibility; grey values can create partial transparency in raster masks.

Example sentences

  1. The layer mask hides the background without erasing the portrait.

    Visibility changes while the underlying image content remains available.

  2. Painting grey on the layer mask softened the edge of the smoke.

    Intermediate mask values can reveal only part of the layer's contribution.

Common collocations

  • paint a layer mask
  • refine a layer mask
  • clipping maskA software feature that uses one shape or layer to show only part of another image or object, hiding everything outside the shape without deleting it.
  • opacityHow solid or see-through an element is, usually set as a percentage: 100% is completely solid and 0% is invisible.

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