Mask Layers + Transparent Pixel Lock

[VetNovice]

It'd be great to implement masks to make coloring, shading, and effects of any drawing easier.
Having a hierarchy of masks within masks would be super helpful too.

So I can do, for example:

• Make a Color layer. Duplicate it, create a mask out of it called 'Color Mask'.
• Put the Color within the mask.
• Create a Shadow layer within the Color Mask layer to apply shadows liberally.

Color Mask
...... > Shadow
...... > Color

• Make a Shadow Mask within that so then I can tweak bounce lights or effects with soft brushing.

Color Mask
...... > Shadow Mask
............ > Shadow
............ > Bounce Light
............ > Core shadow
...... > Color

Allowing me a deep hierarchy of masks will make coloring and shading much easier for myself and others, in addition to other practical applications.

Transparent Pixel Lock is a tool that takes the alpha values of a layer and locks them, but it will allow me to change the color of the pixels as I so please. It will just give me another took at my disposal that will make my life so much easier to paint and animate with pixels.

If you ever need help visualizing what masks are or the applications it can have in animation in addition to what Transparent Pixel Locks are, feel free to inquire and I can provide detailed explanations with illustrations!

[dacap]

I'm not sure if I understood the original feature, but the general idea would be:

1. Be able to associate a mask layer to a regular layer (or group layer)
2. The mask layer should be editable like a grayscale/background layer (8-bit), grayscale levels from 0 to 255.
3. As a special case, the mask layer might be the composition of several other layers (i.e. the mask layer might be a group layer)

[dacap]

In the community: https://community.aseprite.org/t/layer-mask-for-color-and-transparency/311

[ManzDev]

+1 for this

[BloodRaven0]

Another +1 from me, this would be dope. The alpha lock doesn't always cut it.

[shredder67]

Mask layer real is a top notch feature that I use in Photoshop/Procreate, would really like it here

[rocamocha]

Really need this - it's very frustrating having to use either the selection tool or just paint precisely in order to do non-destructive shadows or highlights on a separate layer. Not to mention, having to edit all layers of the group when you want to make a small change.

[Brin-o]

Just want to throw my hat in the ring as well, recently I was working on a piece where I wanted to use masking to paint in things only to find out its not a feature.

[SuperKirbylover]

want to do this: i need to mask something where the layer i work on only appears on one layer beneath it, but its super irritating to not have it as a feature, especially when trying layer effects to see how it looks on ONLY the ONE layer beneath it

[Taehl]

Maybe 2022 will be the year we can have this incredibly useful feature? Pretty please?

[nick-hopoo]

+1, first git comment as well.
Having the ability to clip a layer to another layer's opacity is so powerful, its the only thing I'm really missing from photoshop other than layer styles. I utilize aseprite with blender and other plugins and having that power all in one place would be really fantastic.

[nkalpakis21]

i see this has been open for awhile. is there trouble getting a dev to fix this issue? what is blocking this for so long