"Using Masks in PaintShop Pro"
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There are two ways of using masks and many types of masks available. Masks.msk (note the .msk after the name). This means that it can be downloaded directly into your PSP masks folder. All other types, i.e. .jpg, .jpeg, .pspimage, and .pspmask should have a new folder created for them to be stored in.
Use of .msk Masks:
1. Open a new image/window in PSP and flood fill it with a color of your choice.
2. Open a New Raster Layer and flood fill it with a coordinating color. One should be dark and one light, but coordinating.
3. Go to Layers and choose Load/Save Mask, then choose Load from Disk.
You should have a new box open up.
4. Using the small arrow on the left side of this box, scroll through all of your masks and make your choice. Settings should be: Fit to Layer and Source Luminance.
5. Click Ok and then click Load.
Your mask is now loaded onto your image. You should have two colored layers. If the colors aren't how you want them, go to Layers and then Invert Mask Adjustment and they will switch.
Once you have your colors the way you want them, look over at your Layers Pallate. You will see that everything looks different now.
6. Click in one of the layers and choose Merge, then Merge Group. (This will "set" your mask.) If you don't do this now, any tubes or images will be set into the mask and they won't be able to be moved around at a later time.
WOW! You've just made your first mask!
Using other types of masks:
1. Open a new image/window in PSP and flood fill it with a color of your choice.
2. Open a New Raster Layer and flood fill it with a coordinating color. One should be dark and one light, but coordinating.
3. Call up your "mask" file that you wish to use via File/Masks (Others) folder.
4. Go to Layers, New Mask Layer, From Image (Make sure that the last image you click is your new layers image and NOT the mask image you called up.
A new box should now come up.
5. Click on the little arrow and scroll to find the image you want to use as a mask.
6. Click OK and YOU'VE DONE IT AGAIN! You've created another mask! The steps are the same as above for inverting the mask and merging the layers and group.
Good luck and I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and found it helpful!
~Della
There are two ways of using masks and many types of masks available. Masks.msk (note the .msk after the name). This means that it can be downloaded directly into your PSP masks folder. All other types, i.e. .jpg, .jpeg, .pspimage, and .pspmask should have a new folder created for them to be stored in.
Use of .msk Masks:
1. Open a new image/window in PSP and flood fill it with a color of your choice.
2. Open a New Raster Layer and flood fill it with a coordinating color. One should be dark and one light, but coordinating.
3. Go to Layers and choose Load/Save Mask, then choose Load from Disk.
You should have a new box open up.
4. Using the small arrow on the left side of this box, scroll through all of your masks and make your choice. Settings should be: Fit to Layer and Source Luminance.
5. Click Ok and then click Load.
Your mask is now loaded onto your image. You should have two colored layers. If the colors aren't how you want them, go to Layers and then Invert Mask Adjustment and they will switch.
Once you have your colors the way you want them, look over at your Layers Pallate. You will see that everything looks different now.
6. Click in one of the layers and choose Merge, then Merge Group. (This will "set" your mask.) If you don't do this now, any tubes or images will be set into the mask and they won't be able to be moved around at a later time.
WOW! You've just made your first mask!
Using other types of masks:
1. Open a new image/window in PSP and flood fill it with a color of your choice.
2. Open a New Raster Layer and flood fill it with a coordinating color. One should be dark and one light, but coordinating.
3. Call up your "mask" file that you wish to use via File/Masks (Others) folder.
4. Go to Layers, New Mask Layer, From Image (Make sure that the last image you click is your new layers image and NOT the mask image you called up.
A new box should now come up.
5. Click on the little arrow and scroll to find the image you want to use as a mask.
6. Click OK and YOU'VE DONE IT AGAIN! You've created another mask! The steps are the same as above for inverting the mask and merging the layers and group.
Good luck and I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and found it helpful!
~Della