In this video, I'll go over some of the
many ways you can apply pre-installed
masks in PaintShop Pro. Before we get
started, if you're watching this video on YouTube,
you'll find a link in the description
below that will take you to our tutorial
page on Corel's Discovery Center. Here you
can also download a written copy of this tutorial,
along with a sample image you can
download to try out the steps yourself.
I'll start with this photo, and I'll add
a raster layer and flood fill it with
purple. I'll promote this layer and move
it below the photo layer. And I'll make
the photo layer the active layer. Now
when I apply a mask to the image, it will
block parts of the photo, allowing the
purple layer to show through. PaintShop
comes with several masks pre-installed.
To see these, I'll choose Layers > Load
Save Mask > Load Mask From Disk. I'll click
on the mask in the preview window to see
the others that are available. I'll
choose the flower shape mask, which has
an overall square shape. The black areas
of the mask will become blocked. Remember,
black equals block. There are several
options on this window. First, the Toggle
Transparency button can be clicked to
better show how the masking will work.
Instead of black representing the
blocked areas, these parts are now shown
as transparent. The Orientation options
control where the mask is applied. If I
choose Fit to Canvas and click Load, the
square mask stretches horizontally to
fit the rectangular image. The solid
color from the bottom layer now shows
through in the black areas of the mask.
When a mask is applied, the layer
structure of my image changes. The mask
is applied to the Active Layer, in this
case, the Photo Layer. That layer and its
mask become a group, with the mask above
and the photo below. To hide the mask, I
need to turn off the Mask Layer within
the masking layer group. I'll undo this
mask to get back my two ungrouped layers.
Going back to Load Mask From Disk, I can
switch to as-is, which keeps the mask at
its original size. When applied, the mask
is placed in the top-left corner. And if
the mask image is smaller than the photo,
as in this case, it'll take up only part
of the photo. I can adjust the mask size
and placement, however. With the Mask
Layer active, I can use the Pick Tool to
move and resize, or even rotate the mask.
I'm back to my unmasked image with the
two layers. And now, I have a second image
open. This flood filled rectangle. With
this image selected, I'll press "Ctrl C" to
copy it.
Returning to my photo, I'll use "Ctrl V" to
paste in the rectangle. Then I'll use the
Pick Tool and move the rectangle down
here, perhaps to contain a caption or
quote. This rectangle layer is now active.
I'll Load Mask From Disk again, switch to
the edge burst mask, and choose the Fit
to Layer option. When I apply this mask
it affects only the active layer. And
this time it's the photo itself that
shows through
since this layer is directly below the
mask. When loading from disk, the three
options at the bottom are relevant when
using the "as is" option. If I choose Hide
All mask, the parts of the photo outside
the mask will be blocked. Show All mask
does the opposite. Parts of the photo
outside the mask will not be blocked.
With Image Value, the masking depends on
how the original mask was created. The
three Create Mask From options will be
demonstrated in a later video in this
series. I'll go back to Fit to Canvas and
Invert Transparency. This switches white
and black, and now the center of the
photo is blocked. I'll undo. Inverting
Transparency would be useful in this
case if the two image layers were
reversed. With the purple layer on top
and active, I'll load the mask, and Invert
is still checked. The center of the
purple layer is now blocked and the
photo shows through. There are only a few
mask options when using Load From Disk,
but many more are available. To get more
masks from Corel, I'll click the health
icon to open the Welcome Book. From here,
I can choose Get More and open the
Creative Content category. The Creative
Content Pack is what I want. It includes
line styles,
pre-set shapes and, of course. masks. I'll click
here to download and install. Now when I
undo the current mask, and choose Load
Mask from Disk again, I have many more
options. This brings us to the end of
this tutorial on applying masks. The next
video in this series will cover some
options for creating new masks. If you've
been watching this video on YouTube,
please follow the link in the
description below which will take you to
this tutorial page in Corel's Discovery
Center. Here you'll find a written
version of this tutorial, along with the
sample image you can download and follow
along.
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