Create an image mask

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Images to make masks here

Let's create our own masks, bearing in mind that will serve any of the images that we usually work, whatever they are. And best of a very simple way.

1 º Open the image you would like to have as a mask and depart on one side of the screen. Remember ... resize if over 400/400 ;) OK?

2 ° We will open a new one now will fill with a color you like. We now have two images, we want to make a mask and a background color to our liking.

Located on the 3 rd to fill with color as we like: Go to Layers (Layers in Castilian) New mask layer / from a picture:

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4 ° We see a window where we must consider several things: Fijaros that the name of the image output by default, is that we are located, in this case, on which we filled with our name: Image23 to you I will go with another name, the image that you may be using ;)

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And I want to make mask, is the Image3, well, opening the pull-down, the select.

I check the Invert mask data. (This is optional and will depend on what we want as a result, test, and choose as you like. Later also can make this change) and give Ok. The result is as follows:

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5 In Layers are now going to save it as maks (extension using the PSP for the masks), the original image, we can now close it. But before saving, if we click on: Invert Mask / Adjustament, we can see, as I said before as another option will be the mask, we see a little change in the catch as mine. If we do not like change, just go to undo img 5

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And continue on Load / Save Mask

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We see this new window. We shall put a name, you want and save.

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We can find the file with our mask, in the folder that we intended to do so. And there will be for when we need it.

6 ° If you want to use this mask you have created ... to save, go to the Layers palette and clicking on one of them display a submenu, go to Merge / Merge and Merge Group.

mask grup

Save the result to jpg, taking into account the weight and quality. Remember that we did several institutes where you see this. And you can even go to them, if you remember well how to do ;)

So I hope this tutorial will be useful and that from now wish to obtain one to create your own Mask.

4 Responses to "Create an image mask"

  1. sonia says:

    hello I found your page in search of google and it seemed fantastic but I want to ask you a question I use PSP 7 and, when the mask could not save it to disk for that? podiras me say that I find my answer I got when I give the name and to save-save not nadita me anything.

    thanks

    sonia

  2. Shalana says:

    Hi Sonia, even if it seems that nothing happened if you did well every step, your mask should be stored in the default folder that is created when you install the PSP, regardless of version.
    To see if you go to Layers / load or save masks and choose to load instead of saving, yes?
    There should be your mask

    Thank you ;)

  3. Mariana says:

    : Oops:: Grin:
    Thank you very much, estraba looking how to make a mask and found your tutorial on how to convert an image mask, has helped me, but I will keep looking to make these masks with feathered edges, and others ...
    thank you very much for your kindness in teaching us that we know almost nothing of this art ...
    you have a beautiful day ...

    Mariana

  4. Angel says:

    Greetings: A while ago looking for some tutorials well explained as you have presented. I would like to learn to use this program (PSPX2) to make some montages for entertainment. But the truth is that you use the program and watching your tutorials I think I can learn. Congratulations on your effort and kindness. Receive a warm greeting from Puerto Rico.

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