12-12-2023, 05:08 PM
Be gentle. I'm a 70 y/o learning gimp. have watched 100's of videos and can navigate fairly well, however I have
some cognitive block about layer masks and understanding language such as "white-full opacity" , "black-full transparency", etc.
As seen in the attached pic, I even set up an example similar to what gimp.org had on the layer mask page. I cannot get my head around
the terminology and what I'm seeing. The photo on the bottom layer is shows clearly where I painted white, gray and black on the mask.
My brain is telling me that the white layer mask should have covered the photo with a white layer.
It's a combination of the language thats confusing me, along with the idea of the mask layer. I mostly understand layers in general, but I'm hoping
someone will help me with a clearer conceptualization of what the "white-full opacity" & "black-full transparency" really mean. Perhaps substitute another
word or something???
Perhaps is has to do with the idea of a transparent layer actually being a layer and not invisible. my head is spinning.
hope this is intelligible. appreciate your suggestions
rich
some cognitive block about layer masks and understanding language such as "white-full opacity" , "black-full transparency", etc.
As seen in the attached pic, I even set up an example similar to what gimp.org had on the layer mask page. I cannot get my head around
the terminology and what I'm seeing. The photo on the bottom layer is shows clearly where I painted white, gray and black on the mask.
My brain is telling me that the white layer mask should have covered the photo with a white layer.
It's a combination of the language thats confusing me, along with the idea of the mask layer. I mostly understand layers in general, but I'm hoping
someone will help me with a clearer conceptualization of what the "white-full opacity" & "black-full transparency" really mean. Perhaps substitute another
word or something???
Perhaps is has to do with the idea of a transparent layer actually being a layer and not invisible. my head is spinning.
hope this is intelligible. appreciate your suggestions
rich