Masks give you a lot of control over things, plus, until you apply them, they are non destructive.
Here is one tutorial on them : http://www.gimptalk.com/forum/topic/Shadows-And-Glows-3-d-Effects-4624-1.html And another : http://www.gimptalk.com/forum/topic/The-Layer-mask-Rendering-Method-18687-1.html They are also very handy for doing effects in GAP. --- Helen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm trying to learn about layer masks. > I'm probably missing something important, but seems to me > that one can get the same result with less effort by simply > erasing what one does not want in an image, and keeping > what is left. > Or is there something different achieved by masking? > Thanks, > Helen, using Gimp 2.2.10 on SuSE > _______________________________________________ > Gimp-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make Yahoo! your homepage. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
