Today, when I was learning how to make pictures in Photoshop, I found that vector masks in Photoshop were difficult to use and seemed useless. I think Adobe, a giant software company, will not install unnecessary functions for no reason.
Vector masks are shape masks. The biggest advantage is that you can freely transform shapes. For example, when you cut out a picture, you can save the path as a vector mask. It is also very convenient to adjust it in the future. Well, in fact, you don’t have to study so deeply. As long as you know how to use it~~Haha~`I'm in the process of self-study~~~I'll give you some simple self-understanding. It may be difficult to understand. It mainly depends on you to feel it and practice more.
layer mask
If layer 2 is on top of layer 1 and a part of layer 2 is covered, which is equivalent to hollowing out this part, then layer 1 will appear from the hollowed out part. It's similar to a mask, except that it's vector, or it can also be called a layer clipping path. I thought it was just covering a shape on a layer, but this shape is just a vector. So it can only be a separate layer, and you can no longer add those pixels. These two masks can be used depending on your situation. The disadvantage of vector is that there is no gradient change.
In addition, I also learned the essential difference between Photoshop layer masks and masks in the path panel:
1. Different ways of producing
Layer masks are generated from selections, while path masks (hereinafter referred to as vector masks) are obtained from drawn paths or graphics.
2. Layer masks can be modified with brushes, while vector masks can only be modified with vector editing tools such as the Pen tool.
3． After the layer mask is enlarged, a mosaic phenomenon will appear on the edges, while the vector mask can be enlarged or reduced without deformation because the mask is vector.
4. A layer mask can use a gray brush to create a semi-transparent mask effect, but a vector mask cannot do this.