How to Use Masks in Photobie
Know what masks are., You can also use colored images or pictures to create the effect., Get your chosen graphic(s)., Here are the two masks, click on the thumbnails to enlarge the images and copy/paste them to Photobie or save them to your PC...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Know what masks are.
They are grayscale 'masks' that allow different degrees of color and transparency to pass through one layer to the next. -
Step 2: You can also use colored images or pictures to create the effect.
The darker the colors in the mask the more color will go through to the layer under, that which you use the mask on. , The first one is using grayscale or 'black and white' masks.
In this article, *.jpgs are used, but any format that your software can read is fine. ,, You can set the background color to anything you want really, or even use a picture.
Experiment later when you get the idea of how these work.
You can also have the mask or masks open that you want to use, and they should be the same size as your background, in this case 400x400 pixels. ,,, Keep in mind that some of this layer will turn transparent and show through to the background when you apply the mask later. ,,,, You can close the old image you copied for the mask. ,,,,,, You will notice (if you used the images provided) that the white part of the mask has caused the other colored layer to make its effect in the center of the images.
What we want is for this mask to act like a frame.
This is easy to correct.
Go to 'Filters'
'embedded filters' and go down to 'negative'.
This will switch the black and white colors so that the mask now acts like a frame. -
Step 3: Get your chosen graphic(s).
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Step 4: Here are the two masks
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Step 5: click on the thumbnails to enlarge the images and copy/paste them to Photobie or save them to your PC.
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Step 6: Start a 'new image' in Photobie
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Step 7: set the sizes to 400x400 and the color to white.
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Step 8: Now we need a second layer with a different color to apply the mask to.
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Step 9: Go to the top menu
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Step 10: 'Selection' and click on 'select whole image region'.
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Step 11: Set the primary color to the color you would like to use for the second layer.
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Step 12: Once you have your color chosen
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Step 13: click on the 'fill bucket' tool
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Step 14: this will automatically create a new layer with your color.
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Step 15: Open the image that's to be used for the mask or copy this mask/image
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Step 16: click on the layered image we are working on and paste the copied mask over to it.
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Step 17: Now with our grayscale image selected put a check mark in the 'mask' box on the layer manager.
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Step 18: You should now see the mask effect with parts of the (blue layer) showing through to the background (white in my case).
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Step 19: Simply do the same as before
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Step 20: 'Selection' - 'select whole image region'.
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Step 21: Set the primary color to a new color you would like to use.
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Step 22: Click on the 'fill bucket' to make a new colored layer.
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Step 23: Now open the second image to be used as a mask.
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Step 24: Copy it
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Step 25: click on the image you are creating and paste this new mask layer.
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Step 26: Place a check mark in the 'mask' box on the layer manager.
Detailed Guide
They are grayscale 'masks' that allow different degrees of color and transparency to pass through one layer to the next.
The darker the colors in the mask the more color will go through to the layer under, that which you use the mask on. , The first one is using grayscale or 'black and white' masks.
In this article, *.jpgs are used, but any format that your software can read is fine. ,, You can set the background color to anything you want really, or even use a picture.
Experiment later when you get the idea of how these work.
You can also have the mask or masks open that you want to use, and they should be the same size as your background, in this case 400x400 pixels. ,,, Keep in mind that some of this layer will turn transparent and show through to the background when you apply the mask later. ,,,, You can close the old image you copied for the mask. ,,,,,, You will notice (if you used the images provided) that the white part of the mask has caused the other colored layer to make its effect in the center of the images.
What we want is for this mask to act like a frame.
This is easy to correct.
Go to 'Filters'
'embedded filters' and go down to 'negative'.
This will switch the black and white colors so that the mask now acts like a frame.
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