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Layers and Masking Techniques Flashcards

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  1. What does the Fill slider in the Layers panel control that the Opacity slider does not?

    Answer: The visibility of layer effects while leaving pixel transparency unchanged

    The Fill slider reduces the opacity of the layer's pixels without affecting the opacity of applied layer styles or effects.

  2. When using Select and Mask, which edge refinement method works best for selecting fine hair or fur?

    Answer: Smart Radius with the Refine Edge Brush

    Enabling Smart Radius and painting with the Refine Edge Brush allows Photoshop to intelligently detect and include fine strands of hair or fur in the selection.

  3. Which type of layer automatically applies nondestructive edits and can be re-edited at any time?

    Answer: Adjustment layer

    Adjustment layers apply tonal and color corrections nondestructively, storing settings that can be re-opened and modified at any time.

  4. What is the keyboard shortcut to create a new layer via copy of the current selection?

    Answer: Ctrl/Cmd+J

    Ctrl+J (Cmd+J on Mac) duplicates the selected content onto a new layer, or duplicates the entire layer if no selection is active.

  5. In which panel section do you find Layer Comps, which save multiple arrangements of layer visibility and position?

    Answer: Layer Comps panel (Window > Layer Comps)

    Layer Comps are managed in the dedicated Layer Comps panel, accessed via Window > Layer Comps, allowing multiple document states to be saved and recalled.

  6. What effect does grouping layers into a Layer Group and setting the group's blend mode to Normal have?

    Answer: Layers inside the group blend with each other first before blending with layers below the group

    When a group's blend mode is set to Normal, the group acts as a composite — layers blend with each other first inside the group, and the result then blends with the layers below.

  7. How can you apply a single layer mask to an entire Layer Group?

    Answer: Select the group layer and add a mask from the Layers panel Add Mask button

    Selecting the Layer Group in the Layers panel and clicking the Add Layer Mask button applies a single mask that controls the visibility of all layers inside the group.