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[Boyd Hawkins]

Darby, once again…very helpful information. Thanks.

Another rookie question…how do I get a layer mask directly on the layer I am trying to mask? The only way I have been able to do this so far is to add an adjustment layer and put the mask in that layer.

So if you put a layer mask on the Adjustment Layer, the mask will only affect the adjustment layer. The white portions of the mask will cause the Levels adjustment to affect layers below it, while the black portions will prohibit the Levels adjustment from affecting those below it. This won’t have any effect on the lower layers’ transparency though.

When I had it set up like this, with the mask on the levels adjustment layer and the image below, it did mask out the background.

Thanks again for your help….Boyd