: How to link two or more layer masks together in Adobe Photoshop? How can I link two layer masks together? I'm trying to create a divider bar in Photoshop, that fades out at each end: As

@Jennifer810

The "Foreground to Transparent" gradient (2nd from the left in the control panel) allows you to paint multiple gradients onto a mask without overwriting what's already in place, so choose that gradient and mask transparent-to-black on top, then transparent-to-black on the bottom, holding down Shift in both cases to ensure the mask is applied exactly horizontally.

Another approach, if you want the two ends to be independently editable, would be to select exactly half of your divider, cut to a new layer (Ctl-Shift-J/Cmd-Shift-J), and mask each half separately.

A third idea (since we're on a roll here, why quit now?) would be to mask one end, select "New Group from Layers" in the Layers Panel to make it a "group" of one layer, then apply the mask for the other half to the group.

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