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| | lf121, Graphics: Gimp: using mask layers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) |
 | | Mask layers can also allow you to create merge effects, volume effects...,it is much easier to understand how it works than trying to list all of its possibilities. |
 | | Gimp version 1.1.9 was used for this article, but layer masks are also present in older versions, e.g 1.0.4 but I would advise you to use a more recent version, e.g 1.2.1. |
 | | The principle is the same, you need a mask on each layer with a ribbon, and then hide the parts which are supposed to be behind the object... |
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