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Todays freebie is some scrapbooking papers.
Remember that all images shared for free are my own design, and copyright remains mine. Do not share, publish or otherwise make available any of my work, and you may not use it commercially.
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Using Masks/Overlays in Paint Shop Pro
I have attempted to assemble a tutorial for Paint Shop Pro users, to address a comment left yesterday. This is an older version , so I hope it translates equally well to newer versions for you. In Paint Shop Pro, begin by creating a new document at the size and resolution you want. ( Masks for freebies from my blog are at 72 DPI 12X12. This translates to 864X864 72 DPI ). To get my high resolution VERY large format 300 DPI 12X12 ( 3600X3600 px ), check out the overlays/masks selection from the menu on the right. Now that you have your document open, you want to fill it with your desired colour.
I chose a nice minty green. Fill the canvas by using the flood fill tool. Once your ready, you now want to open your mask. I just like to go to the folder where the masks are and select the one I want, and drop it into the program. You can also browse via the file menu if you prefer. So here we are, with the open mask :
Now you will need to copy this to the clipboard. Simply do this by going through the menu at the top, as shown in the screenshots below :
Or press CTRL+C. Now you need to go back to your original document you created. Now to add this to your image on it's own layer ( which you definitely will want to do in order to change it's properties ) go to the file menu once more as shown below to add it on it's own layer:
Now all you need to do is right click on the layer's properties and choose the blending mode you think looks best. For this one, I chose to use overlay mode. Now all that is left is to save it and use it! Remember my terms of use, and if your not sure which you need, check out the FAQ's page! Here is your final product :
This is the simplist and easiet way of using Masks/Overlays. Once again, if and when time permits I will try to post more tutorials. Thanks!
Using Overlays and Masks in Photoshop
In this tutorial, I will show you one of many ways to use masks and overlays. All directions are given for Photoshop, and should be easily modified for other graphics programs.
Masks are a great resource for creating instant textures and depth to otherwise flat and plain looking graphics. I will be showing you one of the easiest ways to implement them.
First, open yourself a new document, for scrapbooking, we will say we are opening a 300 DPI 12X12 new document. Choose a colour that you want to work with. Fill the canvas with this colour using the paint bucket.
Next, open the mask/overlay that you want to use :
Then, you need to copy the mask/overlay image to the clipboard. You can do this by pressing CTRL+A, then CTRL+C, or as shown in the screenshot:
Once you have done that, go back to your original document with just the basic colour background, again, you can press CTRL+V or go to the edit command as shown in the screenshot.
Now look! You have a single document with two layers. It should resemble the image here:
To create different effects, experiment with the layer mode dialogue ( shown below ), setting the mode to overlay, soft light or linear burn will all achieve different effects.
Now look at that fine piece of art! Good work. This is by far the most common and versatile way of using them. I will try to post other uses for masks and overlays, but this is a good start. Thanks!
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