[Gimp-user] Need help with lighting effect

[rich2005 <forums gimpusers com>]

> Thank you!  That helps a lot!
>
> I have another question if you can/want to answer it: is there a way
> to see the image under the black mask layer?  I keep having to go to
> Layer > Mask > Show Layer Mask and selecting/de-selecting it to check
> my progress.

Not sure about what you need.

If you need to see the bottom layer as original, then turn off the top layer
visibility - the 'eye' icon on the left side in the layer dialog.

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