Chapter 10. The Power of Channel Masking

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Ask two New Yorkers how to get to Central Park and you’ll probably get four different answers. For a first-time tourist, the many options—go on foot, take the subway, hop a bus, or hail an uptown cab—can quickly become confusing and overwhelming. Likewise, working with channel masks for the first time may feel as disorienting as the deepest, darkest subway system you can imagine—especially when all you want to do is get back to your hotel room—I mean, create an image. One reason for the confusion is that just as you can get around New York City via many different kinds of transportation, you can also achieve ...

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