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What is a Layer Mask?

A layer mask is a feature of digital art that allows parts of a layer to be hidden without being erased for good. This allows us to fine-tune a drawing or part of a drawing without losing what has already been done. Layer masks can be adjusted over and over, hiding parts of a drawing and then being removed again to bring those parts back.

A good way to think about a layer mask is as being like a Halloween mask. Putting a mask on your face conceals your real face. Take the mask off, and your face is visible again.

Unlike the case when using eraser tools, layer masks are not permanent and allow changes to be made without losing any data. We can see what a character looks like with a different hairstyle or temporarily hide parts of a background, for example. The best thing is that layer masks are easy to use and edit! In the next section, we will see how to use a layer mask.

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Inko Ai Takita

Inko Ai Takita is an award-winning UK-based Japanese manga artist. Her visual works were built from her studies at Kyoto Zokei University of Art and Design in Japan and Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in the UK. She has delivered manga talks and workshops at Westminster Library, for the Guardian children's books online, and the V&A Museum. Through horror, folklore, and social issues stories, she continues to deliver high-quality manga. Portrait of Violence (New International) won an Independent Publisher Book Awards medal in 2018.
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Liz Staley

Liz Staley is a visual artist and blogger who loves horses, animation, comics, and true crime. She began her digital art journey using Adobe Photoshop and then learned how to use Clip Studio Paint. She currently writes a weekly blog for Graphixly with art and Clip Studio Paint tips. Although she still loves the medium of comics and animation, her personal art now mostly consists of animal portraits that combine education with conservation. Liz loves horses, dogs, horror movies, anime, and learning the Japanese language.
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