<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Wildcat Digital &#187; Mask Image</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.wildcatdigital.com/tag/mask-image/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.wildcatdigital.com</link>
	<description>Web Design and Development</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:40:36 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2</generator>
		<item>
		<title>Brush Border: Photo Mask Tutorial</title>
		<link>http://www.wildcatdigital.com/design_blog/free-photo-masks-and-tutorial/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wildcatdigital.com/design_blog/free-photo-masks-and-tutorial/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Wade</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Design Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brush Border]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Download Free]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free Masks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hi-Res Mask]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High Resolution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Image Download]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Layer Mask]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mask Image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mask Layer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mask Tutorial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photo Borders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photo Mask]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resize Image]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wildcatdigital.com/?p=346</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Creating attractive photo borders can be an easy (and fun) task when using a photo mask.  In this short tutorial I will show you how to give your photos a brush-like border.  I&#8217;ve also included 4 free high-resolution masks that I painted and scanned. Choose the image that you want to apply the mask to ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Creating attractive photo borders can be an easy (and fun) task when using a photo mask.  In this short tutorial I will show you how to give your photos a brush-like border.  I&#8217;ve also included 4 free high-resolution masks that I painted and scanned.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.wildcatdigital.com/images/bullet_1.jpg" alt="" width="60" height="53" />Choose the image that you want to apply the mask to and make any cropping adjustments. I&#8217;ll be using this photo:</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" title="Original Image" src="http://images.wildcatdigital.com/wp-content/gallery/masks/original_image.jpg" alt="" width="540" height="405" /></p>
<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.wildcatdigital.com/images/bullet_2.jpg" alt="" width="60" height="53" />Add a layer mask.  The layer should reveal two thumbnails like below.</p>
<p><span id="more-346"></span></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" title="Add A Layer Mask" src="http://images.wildcatdigital.com/wp-content/gallery/masks/layer_mask.jpg" alt="" width="405" height="480" /></p>
<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.wildcatdigital.com/images/bullet_3.jpg" alt="" width="60" height="53" />Choose the mask you will be working with.  Don&#8217;t worry if the mask isn&#8217;t the same size as the image we will adjust the size later.  Select&gt;All and then Copy.  I&#8217;ll be using this mask.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" title="Original Mask Used" src="http://images.wildcatdigital.com/wp-content/gallery/masks/mask.jpg" alt="" width="540" height="471" /></p>
<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.wildcatdigital.com/images/bullet_4.jpg" alt="" width="60" height="53" />Once back in the image you will be using, Alt Click (Windows) or Option Click (Mac) on the mask layer.  Your image should disappear to reveal a white background.  Now Paste the mask.  At this point, you can resize the mask image to the proper dimensions.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" title="Paste the Mask" src="http://images.wildcatdigital.com/wp-content/gallery/masks/paste_mask.jpg" alt="" width="405" height="141" /></p>
<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.wildcatdigital.com/images/bullet_5.jpg" alt="" width="60" height="53" />Once you have the mask sized properly, invert the mask layer by choosing Image &gt; Adjustments &gt; Invert.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" title="Invert the Mask" src="http://images.wildcatdigital.com/wp-content/gallery/masks/inverted_mask.jpg" alt="" width="540" height="471" /></p>
<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.wildcatdigital.com/images/bullet_6.jpg" alt="" width="60" height="53" />To make sure that your image shows through the mask clearly, adjust the levels to make the mask pure black and pure white. Choose Image &gt; Adjustments &gt; Levels and pull in the right and left sliders like below.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" title="Adjust the Levels" src="http://images.wildcatdigital.com/wp-content/gallery/masks/levels.jpg" alt="" width="405" height="337" /></p>
<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.wildcatdigital.com/images/bullet_7.jpg" alt="" width="60" height="53" />The last step is to Alt Click (Windows) or Option Click (Mac) on the image layer to reveal your newly cropped image!</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" title="The Finished Product!" src="http://images.wildcatdigital.com/wp-content/gallery/masks/finished_product.jpg" alt="" width="540" height="407" /></p>
<h1>FINAL IMAGE</h1>
<p><img class="aligncenter" title="Final Image" src="http://images.wildcatdigital.com/wp-content/gallery/masks/final.jpg" alt="" width="540" height="405" /></p>
<p><a href="http://www.wildcatdigital.com/freebies/free-brush-border-photo-masks/"><br />
<h2>Download 4 Free Masks</a> by clicking here.</h2>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.wildcatdigital.com/design_blog/free-photo-masks-and-tutorial/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

<!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: http://www.w3-edge.com/wordpress-plugins/

Page Caching using disk (enhanced)
Database Caching 1/8 queries in 0.003 seconds using disk
Object Caching 393/393 objects using disk
Content Delivery Network via images.wildcatdigital.com

Served from: www.wildcatdigital.com @ 2012-02-05 08:05:50 -->
