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Design Photoshop Foundations Masks Basics Introduction to Masks

Posted by andrewg
andrewg
7,157 Points

Finding discrepancies in this 'Introduction to Masks Quiz'

The question asks, "Which type of mask is resolution dependent and can be edited with the painting or selection tools?".

screencap of ?

The answer is Pixel mask, and I knew that because I take notes, but it's not an option and Allyson never once uttered the words "layer mask". I know now that layer mask is a pixel mask, thanks to Google, but Allyson never explained that.

I just think it's kind of confusing and odd to have a question that is directly quoted from the video with an answer that was NEVER mentioned in the entire video. Am I alone on this?

1 Answer

CJ Williams
CJ Williams
34,372 Points
CJ Williams
CJ Williams
34,372 Points

At 0:16 and at 2:16 Allison refers to the term "layer mask". I agree that the introduction of the terms 'pixel mask' and 'vector mask' does make this a bit confusing. In Photoshop CC (or any of the other Creative Suites of 0ld) the two types of masks are known as layer masks and shape masks. There are hundred of great tutorials out there on the topic of masking. Masking is a technique that is incredibly valuable and worth the time to dive in a bit more outside of Treehouse. I am always open for questions on masking too, so feel free to get at me if you get stuck with anything along the way.