How To Use The New Divi Background Masks And Patterns

In this tutorial I will introduce you to the new Divi feature update for background masks and patterns and show an overview of the settings.

New Background Patterns & masks

In this video and tutorial, we will take a quick look at the new Divi 4.15 feature update for background patterns and masks. I’ll show you around the new settings and give my personal impressions of the new features. There are also some other new features snuck in the changelog as well, which we will cover in the video.

▶️ Please watch the video above to get all the exciting details! 👆

New Divi Background Mask & Pattern Settings

First, let’s take a look at the Background toggle. This update affects every Divi section, row, column, and module! Two new tabs have been added, and there are also new settings in the Image tab as well in the 4.15 update.

new Divi builder background mask and patterns update

New Divi Background Patterns

The first new tab is the background patterns. When you click to add a new pattern, a list of available options appears. Below is a screenshot showing the available background patterns in Divi.

pattern options in the new Divi builder background mask and patterns update

Once you select a pattern, more settings will appear below while in the Patterns tab. Here is a screenshot showing all the available settings to customize the background pattern.

pattern settings in the new Divi builder background pattern and mask update

You can see there are a lot of options here! You can change the pattern color, transform the pattern by flipping it vertically or horizontally, rotate it, or invert it. You can change the pattern size, set the origin point, adjust the horizontal or vertical offset, repeat, and blend mode.

New Divi Background Masks

The second new tab is the background masks. When you click to add a new mask, a list of available options appears. Below is a screenshot showing the available background masks in Divi.

mask options in the new Divi builder background pattern and mask update

Once you select a mask, more settings will appear below while in the Mask tab. Here is a screenshot showing all the available settings to customize the background mask.

mask settings in the new Divi builder background pattern and mask update

There are several settings to customize the mask. You can choose a mask color, transform the mask by flipping it horizontally or vertically, rotate it, or invert it. You can change the mask aspect ratio to landscape, portrait, or square. You can adjust the mask size and blend mode.

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Nelson Lee Miller (aka The Divi Teacher)

Nelson is the owner of Pee-Aye Creative and the product creator of many popular Divi Plugins, as well as WordPress products WP Inbox, WP SiteLauncher, and SurelyWP Addons For SureCart. Nelson lives with his wife Tashia and daughters Abrielle and Reiah in the beautiful state of Pennsylvania. Learn more on our About page!