Mask a Photo in PSP

PSP - Paint Shop Pro
A tutorial on how to mask a photo in psp

PSP - screenshot tut - Sweetcake


First Open your photo that you wish to apply the mask on...

When you open the graphic you want to use in PSP immediately use the command (SHIFT - D "this makes a copy of the image to work with")
(Always do this first!! No matter what you are working on!!) and then CLOSE your origional graphic..

On the Layer palette, click the layer you want to mask.

Choose Layers > Load/Save Masks > Load Mask From Disk to open the Load Mask From Disk dialog.

The Mask group box shows all masks in all directories listed in your file locations for masks.

In the Mask group box, click the drop-down list to choose from mask and image files.

The Preview group box displays the selected mask on the image canvas.

Click Load

The Mask is applied...

After applying the mask you want to SAVE the image as a transparent .png file or a transparent .gif file.

Click on FILE .... EXPORT .... and then either .GIF OPTIMIZER or .PNG OPTIMIZER and save your file.

If you are unsure of the settings in the box that pops up you can try the default settings or at the bottom of the box that pops up use the "USE WIZARD" button...