How To Create and Animate A Knockout Layer In Photoshop

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In this video, I will show you how to create and animate a “Knockout” layer using the Advance Blending options (above Blend If) in the Layer Style window.

The Knockout blend allows you to turn a layer into something similar to a mask.

This type of layer punches through all the layers below it, and it reveals the bottom-most layer.

Unlike masks, you can apply layer styles to these knockout layers to create more interesting effects.

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Jesús Ramirez is a graphic designer and the founder of the Photoshop Training Channel, which he started in 2012 and has grown past two million YouTube subscribers. He has taught at Adobe MAX, Adobe Summit, and Photoshop World, teaches courses for CreativeLive and Pluralsight, and was one of five artists chosen for Adobe Stock's Make a Masterpiece campaign. His Photoshop templates shipped inside Photoshop CC 2018.

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  1. Although I’ve been using Photoshop as a hobby for many years, every training video you publish teaches me something new. My sincere thanks for passing on your very high level of expertise so clearly. Again many thanks Jesus.

  2. I´ve a question, The Photshop for beginers is in Spanish too ? Where I can get it in México City ? THANS FOR YOUR ANSWEAR

  3. I watched and Purchased Creative Live PS Tips and came here to see how to animate files as directed. In video it indicates I can download tutorial files. But it is not allowing me to do so. Please help me to understand how to get tutorial files. Thanks….loving what you teach!

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