Masking Basics

Tutorial: Masking Basics
Author: Silky
Link: Pixeladdiction.com

Layer Masks
A layer mask, in a nutshell, is a way to hide (temporarily if necessary) parts of a picture. In Photoshop, when using more than one layer for an image, using layer masks is a way to remove portions of the layers to “hide” them behind other portions of the image.