Tutorial for How to Use Masks in Paint Shop Pro 8
Paint Shop Pro 8 is an older version of the Paint Shop Pro image editing software. Paint Shop Pro 8 allows you to create a "mask" layer, which is a gray scale overlay that you can place over your image. Mask layers have many uses, such as for creating a "stencil" to lay over your picture, or adding a colored tinge to the image.
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Instructions
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Creating a Mask Layer
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Open Paint Shop Pro 8. Open the image that you want to use as your base image. This is the image that you will put the mask layer over. For the sake of example, this will image will be called "BaseLayer."
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Open the image that you want to use as a mask. This is the image that you will place over BaseLayer. For the sake of example, this image will be called "MaskLayer."
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Select the BaseLayer window.
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Open the "Layers" menu at the top of the screen. Click "New Mask Layer," and then click "From Image...". If a message box pops up that reads "The target must be promoted to a full layer," click "OK." This will bring you to the "Add Mask From Image" window.
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Select MaskLayer from the drop-down "Source Window" menu. Click "OK." This will add MaskLayer as a mask over BaseLayer.
Editing a Mask Layer
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Right-click on the Mask layer in the "Layer" window. Click "Properties..." to open the Layer Properties window.
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Select the "Overlay" tab. Adjust the opacity of the mask layer by changing the number in the "Opacity" box. The default opacity level is 50.
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Click on the "Overlay Color" box to open the Color window. Select the color that you would like to use as an overlay for the mask layer.
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Select the "General" tab. Change the name of the mask layer by typing a new name into the "Name" field. Click "OK" to close the Layer Properties window.
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