A friend asked me how to do the masks for tags. I said I would try to come up w/ a tut for her to follow. now this is how I do it and I'm sure there is probably an easier way but... There are lots of screen shots so bear with me and I hope I don't confuse you more!
This tutorial is written for PhotoShop Elements 5 although I'm sure it would work in other versions. It is my own creation and any similarities is a coincidence. You should have a working knowledge of PSE for this tutorial. The mask and paper i am using are for instructional purposes only..
Let's get started; remember if you wanna see the pic full size just click on it
step 1. open the mask you wanna use for your tag
step 2. duplicate the mask **(only if background is black as shown, if it is already white you can skip to step 5)
step 3. make the other invisible by clicking the eye icon as shown in the picture
step 4. convert the visible layer to a negative, you can find the negative as shown
step 5. go to Edit -Define Brush -OK. Your brush is now ready to use
step 6. now open the paper you wish to use for your tag and create a new layer
step 7. select your brush and apply to a new layer,
now hold down the Ctrl and click on the layer thumbnail together- this should give you little marching ants around the brush
step 8. change the opacity of the new layer to 0% and merge down
step 9. go to Layer - New - Layer via Copy
step 10. now click the eye icon to make the original layer invisible and you are done and ready to use the mask
Hopefully I've not confused you even more, lol. If you need clarification just ask!
This tutorial is written for PhotoShop Elements 5 although I'm sure it would work in other versions. It is my own creation and any similarities is a coincidence. You should have a working knowledge of PSE for this tutorial. The mask and paper i am using are for instructional purposes only..
Let's get started; remember if you wanna see the pic full size just click on it
step 1. open the mask you wanna use for your tag
step 2. duplicate the mask **(only if background is black as shown, if it is already white you can skip to step 5)
step 3. make the other invisible by clicking the eye icon as shown in the picture
step 4. convert the visible layer to a negative, you can find the negative as shown
step 5. go to Edit -Define Brush -OK. Your brush is now ready to use
step 6. now open the paper you wish to use for your tag and create a new layer
step 7. select your brush and apply to a new layer,
now hold down the Ctrl and click on the layer thumbnail together- this should give you little marching ants around the brush
step 8. change the opacity of the new layer to 0% and merge down
step 9. go to Layer - New - Layer via Copy
step 10. now click the eye icon to make the original layer invisible and you are done and ready to use the mask
Hopefully I've not confused you even more, lol. If you need clarification just ask!
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