Full Version: Paint Shop or Photopaint, Heart shape selection
From: Upacreek [#7]
24 May 2006
To: Shaddy [#6] 24 May 2006
I'm a PSP fan. I have the other programs but find I rarely ever use them now.
PSP has a mask feature that is fairly easy to use once you get the hang of it. I keep my Layers Palette open all the time, so I added a toolbar button on the palette that allows me to "Load Mask from Disk."
Here's some quick and dirty steps for PSP 10.
Open your graphic.
Layers, Load/Save Mask, Load Mask from Disk.
A new window will open and in the upper left, you can select from various masks. (You may want to play with the various options to get a feel for it later.)
Select Load and the mask will be a new raster layer.
Notice the mask has selection handles and a rotate option. You can change the size of the mask or even move it to a better position.
Once you have the settings you like, when you save the file, it will flatten into one image unless you save it as a PSP file.
You might want to try playing the Picture Frames too. Similar concept, but it has a preview before you load the frame.
You can download various masks and frames from the web. The old versions of masks and frames continue to work with the latest version.
Here is an example of before and after with a heart mask loaded & moved to the upper right of the image.
Michel
From: Shaddy [#8]
24 May 2006
To: Upacreek [#7] 24 May 2006
that's great, thanks. I found that the jasc site still has some downloads, i'll look into getting some masks.
I know I'll still be using PSP most of the time (old dog), but I'l also going to keep trying to learn paint, has some different features.
Thanks again guys, I'll post the finished product tomorrow (too sleepy today), didn't turn out as good as I wanted, I have trouble getting black skin to come out with detail on wood.
Shaddy