10-17-2017, 09:51 PM
Yes, you would use layer masks. When you are editing masks, copy/paste operations apply to masks.
However, if you use masks, doing a black to white gradient on the mask makes the layer progressively opaque, and is likely the same thing as what you get with your white->black gradient followed by color-to-alpha.
However, if you use masks, doing a black to white gradient on the mask makes the layer progressively opaque, and is likely the same thing as what you get with your white->black gradient followed by color-to-alpha.