Masking and blending are fundamental tools for building more sophisticated shader effects. In this lesson, we'll explore how layers interact with one another and how different blend modes and masks can be used to create entirely new visuals from existing components.
What's covered in this lesson
- Understanding blend modes and how they affect layer stacking
- Applying different blending techniques between components
- Using masks to control where effects are visible
- Choosing between alpha and luminance masking
- Combining multiple components into more complex compositions
- Experimenting with different combinations to create unique effects
Key concept
Individual components are just the building blocks. The real power of Shaders comes from composing, blending, and masking layers together to create effects that are far more complex than any single component on its own.
Next steps
Now that you understand how layers interact visually, we'll take things a step further by exploring Dynamic Props and using one component to drive the behavior of another.
