How to apply a Mask in PSP 8 by ©Tutorials by Donna Ann *Do not copy and/or past this version of this tutorial on to any website or send through any MSN or Yahoo groups   A link to this site is greatly appreciated.  http://www.davose.com Thank you     There are a couple ways to apply masks in PSP8, but I have found this to be the easiest.  Open both your graphic and your mask in PSP8 (when you collect them from the web, save them in a file on your hard drive.  I call my file "MASKS")    Shrink to your clipboard (Minimize) Activate your Graphic:       Layers/ Promote Background Layer        Layers/New Mask Layer/From Image    In your Layers Pallet, the Mask-Raster 1 will be highlighted.  Right click on this highlighted image and select "Delete"   When the box is visible, it will ask if you want this image to merge with the one below, click "Yes"       Layers/Merge/Merge Group        That's all there is to using a Mask... it is ready to copy and paste on to your background image.   Hints:  Your background image should be 1024 X the height of your graphic.   If your mask is a top or bottom design mask and you want to use it as a side mask as shown in the tutorial, Highlight your mask image, then go to Image/Rotate/ and rotate it to where you want the design. Shrink it to your clipboard (Minimize).     Download IMF File   Tutorial Directory Page 1 Page 2 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Home Page ©2006 Tutorials by Donna Ann http://www.davose.com