Vaughnde Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 I would love to learn how to create my own masks in X1. I love the ones from the boutique but they don't always have what I have in mind and would love to learn to make my own! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDecker Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 What masks are you referring to Vaughnde? Can you link examples? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryCole Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Make the item you wish to mask the active layer. Then go to Layers, New Mask Layer. The choices in the dropdown menu are Hide all - creates a black mask over the entire layer Show all - creates a white mask over the entire layer Hide selection - creates a black mask over any area of the layer you selected BEFORE you created the mask Show selection - creates a white mask over any area of the layer you selected BEFORE you created the mask From image - creates a mask from the shape of an image you have open in the workspace; you will get a dropdown list to choose from Once you make the mask, you use brushes, gradients, etc. to paint on the mask layer using only white, black, or shades of gray. White areas of a mask will allow the image to show through. Black areas will be blocked. Shades of gray partially block the image. Lighter grays block less than darker grays. Changing the settings on brushes can also affect the masking effect. If you make a mask you would like to use again, make the mask layer active. Then go to Layers, Load/Save Mask, Save Mask to Disk. It will ask you to name your mask. It will save to your My PSP Files. When you want to reuse it, make the layer you wish to mask active. Then go to Layers, Load/Save Mask, Load Mask from Disk and find it in the list. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughnde Posted January 5, 2010 Author Share Posted January 5, 2010 I want to make my own Frame Masks, photo masks and of course paper masks. I did one years ago with PSP 9 and its not exactly the kind of mask I like so I don't use it much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiza126 Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 This is just a guess...I uninstalled my PSP so I can't test it right now. Could you make a black rectangle, then use a grunge brush or some other brush to add (or erase) the areas around the outside of the frame you want to become the mask? The black area you have left is where you would then add your photo. I know those directions are a little vague but it makes sense in my mind. I'm sure you can figure it out or someone else will have better instructions for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughnde Posted January 5, 2010 Author Share Posted January 5, 2010 I found a tutorial on about.com to make a mask from a photo or part of a photo. Its interesting. I guess there is so much more to learn about different types of masks and how to make them than I realized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeB Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Masks are wonderful! There are so many uses. My favorite is to use the masking tools to do extractions, instead of using the erasure. I start with Show All and the Foreground color set to Black and the Background set to white. You then just start coloring out the areas you don't want with black. Corrections can be made by painting back in with white. I find that I really get a crisper extraction, and, as has often happened to me with extractions, you find on your finished product that you missed something or taken out to much, its easy to fix by going back and working once again on the mask layer with your black and white. By using a masking layer for extraction, your original photo layer is never really changed. Its always there and adjustments are easily made on the mask layer. Its great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah in VA Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Diane, as a long time PSP user, I have to say you explained extractions with layer masks so very clearly! So many users miss this simply because it is rarely explained so well! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catinkeri Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I have copied and pasted the instructions into word and plan to try 'em out in the next few days. I've also bookmarked this thread because it has so many different ways to possibly make a mask. Oh, and V - thanks for asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeB Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Your are very welcome ladies. One other little hint--If I have a lot of background to remove I will often make selections of large areas with the selection or freehand selection tools and then use the fill tool (on the mask layer of course) to fill the selection with black. Can save a little time. Just remember to change back to the paintbrush tool when your finished and its time to get a little more detailed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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