Tutorial #2 - How To Apply A Mask

Masks are easy and uncomplicated. ..try these steps and see what ya like

1. Open a new raster image in PSP - transparent



2. Flood fill the raster with whatever color you like (usually know what tube you are working with before you do...put the lighter color on the bottom)



3. Layers > New Raster Layer and flood fill with another color (usually the darker color from your tube)



4. Layers > Load/Save Mask > Load Mask from Disk and pick out a mask to load and load at the following settings:

5. On your layers palette notice the new layer is 3 layers. click the top part and right click Merge > Merge Group





Voila You've now added a mask!!!!!!!!



Now what you do with it is up to you ..you can keep it full size or you can merge the two layers together and minmize to use as decoration.. .here is a sample of what i did with it...

Tutorial #1 - Text On A Curve

Here is what we are going to make

supplies:

PSP  -  you can get a free trial version here:

http://download.cnet.com/Corel-Paint-Shop-Pro-Photo/3000-2192_4-10001995.html

Template - I made it with a fantasy Moments Scrapkit called "Winter Ocean"

http://www.4shared.com/file/198514173/da7b6301/_2__template.html

Tube -

http://www.4shared.com/file/198515349/aabb6ad7/ANIME_CHINNI48.html

Open the tube and my template in PSP and let's get to work.

1.  Open a new transparent raster layer in PSP 600 x 450 pix.

2.  Selections > Select all.

3.  Layers > New raster Layer

4.  Copy and paste the template into the selection > Selections > Select none

5.  Image > resize > resize 80 percent.

6.  Copy and paste the tube onto the image and resize her 80% 2 times

7.  In your materials palette make your foreground color #0d3e0d and your background color void

8.  Grab your selection tool (3rd from the bottom) and draw out an elipse around the tube. 

9.  click your text tool and find your font chick at 36 sizing (should come with windows standards and PSP).  Click on the circle till you see a little scoop under the A and type Singing in the rain and apply.


10.  On your layers palette click open the vector you just created and close off the ellipse only and then reclose the vector.  Layers > Convert to raster layer.

11.  Move your text to where you want it on the image...it's you tag afterall and you want it to look the way you want it.  

12.  Once you have it where you want it duplicate that layer and black out your other layers.  

13.  Grab your magic wand and holding down the shift key click inside the words.  Once you click in each letter release the shift key and flood fill your text with the color  #dbf8f7.

14.  Merge these two layers only and rename the layer text.

15.  Back to the template we made earlier duplicate that layer and with the bottom layer highlighted Adjust > Blur > Motion Blur at the following settings:

16.  Repeat Blur but at the following settings:

17.  Effects > Texture effects > fur at the following settings:

18.  Go to the top layer and resize by 90 pix

19.  Layers > New raster Layer and drag this layer to the bottom of the image.  Flood fill with the green from earlier

20.  Image > Picture Frame > edge Brush 4 .

21.  Merge all layers .... add your watermark... and voila you are done

I hope you enjoyed this quick tutorial and learned a new trick