2.6 Masking layers
You’re halfway there! In this lesson, we’ll learn what masks are and how to use them in our designs. After this lesson, you’ll understand the differences between an outline mask and an alpha mask and know when to use each one.
Key learnings
An outline mask only shows parts of one or more layers that fall within its shape.
Alpha masks hide anything that falls outside of their shape. They also control the opacity of any layer they’re masking.
Lesson files
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How do you duplicate a document?
To duplicate a document to your Workspace, click on
in the top bar
and choose Duplicate to My Drafts. Have fun!
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Joseph Todaro
Joseph brings over a decade of product, design, and education experience at companies like Sketch or InVision.
While designing in-flight entertainment software at Fuse IFX, he migrated his team to Sketch – a tool that would go on to change the way he works. Eventually, he founded LearnSketch.com as a side project to share his knowledge and passion for the tool.