Mask Effects





 

Download supplies here - includes the Frayed Edge Mask, Polonaise Font and NeneThomasFairy Image

1.  Place the  Frayed Edge Mask file in your Mask folder of your PSP files. 
    

 2   Open PSP. Create New Image, 500 x 500. 

 

 3   Flood fill with black using your flood fill tool  

 

 

4.   Create a new Raster Layer. Click on the down arrow on your layer palette.

 

5.  Flood Fill this layer with Color #a69cc7  

 

 

We are going to load our Mask. First I just wanted to explain what a mask is. An easy way
 to think of masks is like stencils.  Masks allow you to blend one picture with another.
 You can achieve some great effects using masks.

 6.   Go to Layers -   Load/Save Mask    Load Mask From Disk

   

 7.  On the drop down list Mask – Choose the sg_Frayed-Edge Mask

   

 8.   Make sure that your settings match mine

  

 9.  This is what your layer palette should look like

   

 10.  Highlight your Mask Layer

   

 11.  Right Click and delete

  

 12.  When the pop up question –Would you like to Merge into the layer below- Answer Yes

   

 

13.  Next – right click on the layer Group – and choose Ungroup Layers

  

14.  Your Layer palette should look like this

  

  

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