Very Basic Tutorial For Layer Masks

jontait2 · **Joined:** Dec 27, 2014 **Posts:** 508

It's always fun watching new users "develop".
We've all been there. In a few months time, you'll be helping out other new users. (And some not-so new!)
Keep at it, steven8.

steven8 · **Joined:** Jul 04, 2015 **Posts:** 256

jontait2 wrote:

It's always fun watching new users "develop".
We've all been there. In a few months time, you'll be helping out other new users. (And some not-so new!)
Keep at it, steven8.

Thank you, jontait2. I have every intention of keeping at it. I love it!

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Good for you steven8, must have been a little glitch somewhere that made this happen. Kudo's

2-ton · **Posted:** Sun Jul 12, 2015 10:31 pm **(#44)**

Great that you have learned how to use layer masks. You will find it invaluable in many ways. It is such an advantage to be able to do "non-destructive" editing.

Kaatje · **Posted:** Mon Jul 13, 2015 5:24 pm **(#45)**

Love your tutorial! I've been experimenting with layer, filters and blend modes.

I will try the colour / B&W picture. Here is my latest GIMP graphic.

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molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Very nice

doronf2 · **Joined:** Mar 06, 2015 **Posts:** 295

Thanks molly.
I really like your tutorial.
It is fun to play with the mask effect.
Here's a picture of a building located near the High Line in NYC.

Doron.

steven8 · **Joined:** Jul 04, 2015 **Posts:** 256

That looks great!

doronf2 · **Joined:** Mar 06, 2015 **Posts:** 295

Thank you.
This site is amazing.
I keep reading and learning new things.
Doron.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Glad you enjoying GC doronf2, there are a lot of great people here and very talented and helpful.

doronf2 · **Joined:** Mar 06, 2015 **Posts:** 295

I would like to add one more picture.
From the hippie market in rio Brazil.

Doron.

gimper66 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 23, 2015 6:34 am **(#52)**

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Lol, that's cute.

Liz-ard · **Posted:** Sun Aug 30, 2015 6:53 am **(#54)**

Thank you for the tut, Molly! :bigthup

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Nice job Liz-ard

AnMal · **Posted:** Sun Aug 30, 2015 7:17 am **(#56)**

liz-ard: i agree with molly - i think you did a good job on the blurrier parts of the image, i always find it hard to mask them off and make it look natural.

Liz-ard · **Posted:** Sun Aug 30, 2015 7:25 am **(#57)**

Thanks Molly and AnMal!!

decided to do another one...I had to be careful with this one!

AnMal · **Posted:** Sun Aug 30, 2015 8:14 am **(#58)**

liz-ard: it looks lovely with that strong orange against the greyscale and again - nice job masking off the blurrier parts.

Liz-ard · **Posted:** Sun Aug 30, 2015 3:29 pm **(#59)**

Thank you AnMal!

So Molly, I have a question: is there an easy way to put in a background texture fill without having to do minute detail? Right now, the only way I know to do this is to outline the object in question with the free select, then fill in with whatever I want as a background. Sorry, I know this is not part of your tut, but thought it wouldn't hurt to ask. I tried to fill in texture after using the white mask, but there were some obvious (to me) mistakes with "going over the lines". Thanks for any help!

Kaatje · **Posted:** Tue Sep 01, 2015 9:50 pm **(#60)**

I love layer masks! I started learning more about graphics and GIMP this summer. I use the program to learn about designing and creating things. I did this for my Happy Acres blog:

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