Simple Masking Tutorial
By Lana Hawke
February 2006
Here are a few simple steps in PSP V8 using a Mask.
Though this tutorial was created using Paint Shop Pro 8
it should be adaptable to other versions.
Don't have Paint Shop Pro? Get a trial version here...Corel
Version 8 is no longer available. Version XI (11) has been released.
You may still be able to buy other versions at Amazon
To create this image you will also need the following:
My Gradient < Right
click and select 'Save Target As'. unzip it to its own folder.
Enter the folder and select all and copy and paste into your gradient folder under
My Documents.
My Gradients are in psp8 format and named lhdarkbrowns & lhcreamy.
Here we go...
1. Create a new image: transparent, raster, 16mill.24 bit color.
400x400 pixels 72dpi/ppi.
2. Save image as maskfun1.pspimage
3. Set your background to a lhdarkbrowns gradient,
and set your foreground to a lhcreamy gradient.
4. Fill Raster 1 Layer with the background gradient.
5.Create a new layer.
6. Fill Raster 2 with the foreground gradient.
7. Click on the save icon to save your image.
8. On the Menu select Layers> Load/Save Mask> Load Mask from
disc.
9. Select a mask from the drop down list. I selected Cubes.
Click ok. See what the mask does? kewl, eh~
10. Click on the save icon to save your image.
You should now have 4 layers in the Layer Palette: Group,
Mask & Raster 2, and Raster 1.
11. Click on the Group Layer, Right click and select
Merge Group. ***See below before proceeding with this step.
Now this group layer can be treated just like any other
object on a layer.
Depending on the type of mask you selected, you can also
choose to invert it in the Mask options to get the opposite
results of the above.
You can texture it, color it, etc. Some you can add drop
shadows too. My Savanna image contains some trees and
eagles.
These were once masks that i filled, textured and used them
in my image.
Kewl, eh!
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Dragging them up?
Before doing step 11 above, continue here...
Keep in mind that although the mask is shown with visable space,
they are truely not.
Pass your cursor over the Mask Layer in the Layer
Palette and it will show you blacks, whites and greys.
Black it gone, white is left and greys are fading parts.
11b. Click on the Layer mask, drag it above the Group Layer.
Oh oh, where did your Raster 1 go. Keep in mind.. remember.. ;-)
12. Turn off the visability of Raster 2 in the group layer.
Your mask it now colored like the Raster 1 Layer.
13. Still on your mask layer, Go up to Effects> Texture
Effects
Mosaic Antique with these settings.
Symmetric checked. Columns/rows 50. Tile Diffusion 70
Gout width 2, Gout diffusion 50, click ok.
14. Click on the save icon to save your image.
15. Merge Visable
16. Create a new layer
17. Move the merged layer up
18. Click on The new layer, Raster 1. Fill it with Forground
gradient.
19. Click on the save icon to save your image.
20. Effects reflection effects>kaliedoscope with these
settings H offset 100, V offset 0, Rotation 0, Scale factor
-55, Number of Petals 8, Number of orbits 0, Radial Suction
100, Wrap. Clcik ok.
21.Click on the save icon to save your image.
22. Effects>Artistic>Chrome these settings:
Flaws 2, Brightness 14, check in Use original color
click ok.
Now we have a star effect behind our mask layer.
23. Click on the save icon to save your image.
24. added the girl as a new layer and resizes her to fit the area.
25. Effects>3d effects> drop shadow with these settings:
Vert 5 and Hort. -10, Opacity 50, Blur 5, Color Black,
shadow on new layer checked.
26. Click on the save icon to save your image.
27. Duplicate Raster 1 layer and moved it to the top.
28. With the selection tool,selected the rounded rectangle
and draw out from 15x15 to 385x385, corner to corner.
29. hit delete on keyboard.
30. Click on the save icon to save your image.
31. Select 3d Effects>Drop Shadow and applied the default settings.
Click ok.
32. Do it again only changed the shadowing to -10 on both vert & hort.
Click ok.
33. Select Selections>Invert
34. Click on the save icon to save your image.
35. select Effects>Distortion>Wave, with these settings:
Hortiz side Amp 3 Wave 2, Vert side Amp 3 Wave 2, Transparent.
36. select Selections>Defloat
37. Select Adjust>Automatic Color Balance with these settings:
Stregth 70, Temp 9300, no check in Remove color cast, click ok.
38. select Selections>Select None.
39. Click on the save icon to save your image.
40. Click on the Text tool and select a text.
I choose Bavand at size 48, antialias and wrap text checked,
bold, solid line, auto kern.
41. Click on the image and add your name.
I rotated mine and placed it where I wanted it to be.
42. Select Layers> Convert to Raster Layer.
43. Optional: I then selected Effects>Texture Effects>Sculpture
and added my favorite gold present.
44. Added a drop shadow on its own layer.
45. Click on the save icon to save your image.
46. Merged it all flatten.
47. Selected File>Save As and renamed it to maskfun1m.pspimage.
48. Selected File>Save As and select .jpg. Click on Option button
and select 10 compression, standard. Click ok.
And your done.
Hope you enjoyed it.
~O~Lana~O~
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