🧡 Graying Layer Masks–New FREE Video Tutorial by Jen White

January 14, 2025 | Digital Scrapper News | Volume 23, Issue 02
Hi there!
It’s not just me who’s graying. This week on the blog, layer masks are graying as well!
Did you know . . . that when you mask things away with a layer mask, you don’t have to just use white and black?
In addition to white, which reveals pixels 100%, and black, which conceals pixels 100%, you can also fill or brush on layer masks with varying shades of gray. For example, filling a layer mask with 50% gray would result in the pixels of that layer being at 50% opacity.
Now, if you’re like me, you’re saying to yourself, “Okay, but how can that help me in my everyday digital scrapbooking?”
Below you’ll find a new FREE video tutorial showing a practical application of gray being used in a layer mask. I think you’ll have fun with it. And at the very least, you should be able to create a pretty project.
I’ll see you in the gallery.
Love and creative success,
Jen White, Owner of Digital Scrapper
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Mask Magic, Add & Subtract With Gray
Use gray to subtract from a layer mask to make it fancy and selectively transparent.
For this tutorial you will need:
- A complex clipping mask (provided)
- A png overlay (provided)
- A solid, textured background paper (provided)
- A photo (stock photo provided)
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Tutorial: Mask Magic, Add & Subtract With Gray by Jen White
Kit: Prime of Life by Tiramisu Designs
Font: Caroni
Page & Photos: Jen White
Tutorial: Mask Magic, Add & Subtract With Gray by Jen White
Kit: Prime of Life by Tiramisu Designs
Font: Caroni
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