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The masking options must also be set correctly, but the mask is always under the layer affected by the mask itself.
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This top-bottom approach is important to remember.
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Whatever is on the top layer is automatically affected by the mask (the “maskee”?). Whatever is on the bottom layer automatically becomes the mask. Choose “Hide All” and click (this is what I meant by “turn on masking”).