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Post by Lillias on Feb 25, 2016 14:25:18 GMT
Practice makes perfect so they say, so for this page I'm having a practice with photo masks…  BG Texture from HG Designs, Pic from Serif Graphics, Masks from French Kiss Figures from ‘The Voices of the Desert’ kit by Mediterranka Design. Other embellies from RussetJunque kit by BLT DeZignZ |
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Post by cats4jan on Feb 25, 2016 15:07:01 GMT
BillieJean - that is beautiful. I think you've got the photo mask technique down perfectly. I especially like that mask - the opacity and the edges are excellent. Did you make that photo mask? if so, how?
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Post by Lillias on Feb 25, 2016 15:57:20 GMT
Thanks Janice. No I didn't make the mask myself. I got it from the link below. If you subscribe to her newsletter you can download it for free. She has some good tutorials on using masks too. For this page I used the same mask twice. The first time I clipped it to a texture and the second time I reversed it and clipped it to the photo. frenchkisstextures.com/tutorials/using-overlays/using-photo-masks-as-design-elements/ I got put onto this site through another thread on this forum but I'm blowed if I can remember which one or who it was who mentioned it! |
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Post by cats4jan on Feb 25, 2016 20:33:29 GMT
Thanks BillieJean - I am already a member of that blog. But, it's good that you provided the link again.
The technique is innovative - what a great way to use masks.
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Post by Sydney on Feb 25, 2016 20:50:11 GMT
That is a fabulous image! And thanks for sharing the link. I am going to check it out.
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Post by jackscrap on Feb 25, 2016 21:40:06 GMT
I really love how your page turned out Billiejean, has a great mysterious vibe.
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Post by Lillias on Feb 25, 2016 22:24:45 GMT
Thanks folks. I am enjoying learning how to work with masks. You can do so much with them to make your page different.
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Post by Lillias on Feb 26, 2016 10:25:18 GMT
Earlier in this thread Janice asked if I had made this photo mask and if so, how. I had to reply that I had not made the mask myself. I have however been interested in finding out how to do just that but doing a search has proved difficult. There are plenty of videos on how to use the masks or how to clip masks but not to actually make your own – or maybe I am using the wrong terminology in my searches. Anyway eventually I found this and I think it is helpful so I thought I would pass it on in case anyone else was interested in trying to make their own masks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPDU0_ClxlQ |
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Post by cats4jan on Feb 26, 2016 14:40:55 GMT
Thanks, BillieJean. I'll have a look at it later.
I usually use a funky brush to make a mask, or I'll grab one from another template.
Realize that masks are like any other pngs, you can use the move tool to reshape it. If you use Control/Command T (transform) you can use "skew" to reshape the mask.
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Post by Sydney on Feb 27, 2016 8:22:14 GMT
BillieJean, I have had a look at the French Kiss tutorial that you provided the link to and am lost as to how she 'stamped' the fancy text embellishment into a layer mask. I can't seem to do anything like this on a layer mask in PSE. Does it only work in Photoshop?
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Post by Lillias on Feb 27, 2016 11:30:16 GMT
Hi Sydney I've been struggling with this one myself. So far I've had to resort to just superimposing text etc; on separate layers in the usual way. I thought I had hit on the solution in this YouTube video but so far I haven't been able to make it work in PSE so I'm thinking that it only works in the full Photoshop which is a shame. Maybe you could have a look at this video and see if you can make it work where I have 'so far' failed. I'll have another look at it and try again myself but I'm not too hopeful. It's a case of 'so near, but so far' frustrating. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzvv0DfvJm8 |
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Post by cats4jan on Feb 27, 2016 11:50:42 GMT
Don't want to butt in here, but until BillieJean can answer...
Photo masks can be made up of any png's and text and brushes. I'm not sure which part of that video you are talking about, but to generalize- you can add text and blend it into your mask as long as it's not covered up by the solid parts of the mask.
Realize, to make your mask work with your photo, all layers of your mask must be merged before clipping your photo to the mask.
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Post by Lillias on Feb 27, 2016 12:19:29 GMT
Butt in anytime you like Janice, that's how we learn from one another. In this case, dare I say, I think you may have misunderstood what we are trying to do. This may be another case of 'many ways of accomplishing the same thing'. What we are struggling with is 'stamping' onto an actual layer mask itself as Leslie Nicole shows in this tutorial (link below). If you look at this and scroll down to where she shows her layers panel (not the first one but the second, you will see that she has 'stamped' in this case, text, onto her actual layers mask. I have now managed to do that but don't find the results the same as hers so more work needed!!! frenchkisstextures.com/tutorials/using-photo-masks/using-and-embellishing-photo-masks/ |
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Post by Lillias on Feb 27, 2016 13:39:27 GMT
Viewing the video again on how to paste into a Layer Mask in Photoshop I see one of the differences. When she holds down the Alt or Option key as she clicks on the actual Layer Mask, that turns off the eye on the graphic next to the Layer Mask. That doesn't happen in PSE. I don't know if that really affects anything though. OK I have managed to 'stamp' onto the actual layer mask. As you can see I have placed the stamp top right and I also gave it a bit of a drop shadow.. If you unlink the layer mask from the layer you can freely move the object or text about to wherever you want it on your page and it takes on the colouring of whatever it's over if you follow me. So that gives you freedom of movement but I'm still not sure I've got this right. My brain is addled now so I'm off for a cup of 'refreshing beverage' as Sheldon would say. lol.   Brush from Ts_Custom Brush Set Pic from Pixabay Mask top left from manuela_zimmermann and main mask and receipt embellishment from FrenchKiss |
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Post by Lillias on Feb 27, 2016 15:54:43 GMT
Right I think I've got it – now to try and explain it… As you will see by my layers panel here I started off with 1st layer - Is the background layer 2nd layer - I have the photo mask/clipping mask 3rd layer – I have the photo/texture/material 4th layer – copy of 3rd layer. Add a Layer Mask to this layer. Convert that Layer Mask to Black by Ctrl+I. For this to work it is important to notice that the 3rd layer with the photo/texture MUST be much larger than the photo mask on the 2nd layer. Clip the 3rd layer to the 2nd layer. Now on the 4th layer – holding down the Alt/Option key on Windows/Mac PC click on the actual Layer Mask. Your page will turn black. Open your text file click Select All > Edit Copy > and then Edit > Paste into the Black Layer Mask. While the text is still selected and making sure white is to the foreground click on Alt and backspace key to make the text white. Deselect the text. Click on your background layer to see the effect. If you want to resize the text or move it to another position on the page click the little chain linking the Layer Mask to the Copy texture/material on Layer 4. This frees it and you can move it with the transform handles and resize it. The main secret to this is as I said at the beginning. You MUST make sure that the photo/texture you are using is much larger than the mask on layer one.   Everything on the page is from FrenchKiss |
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