Making & Using Colored Masks
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NOTE to lurkers & snaggers - You are welcome to do the project, but DO NOT snag the images from this tute and post them in any other group.
Koya Image Magic I'm not fond of white backgrounds even in masks, so I was playing around with colors and thought this turned out nice enough to share. Take an image you want to mask to a color grabber and select one of the medium colors from it. NOTE - dark colors will pick up more of the comp'd image, lighter colors will pick up less. CCP that color in your find bx, or write it down. You can use jpgs or pngs. Enter the image at IM, and then paint it using COLOR, RESET, and the color you chose. Go to draw and chose ellipse. FIll color, black. No stroke color. The parameters will depend on the size of your image. But, it's easy to figure them. You need 3 SETS of numbers. The 1ST SET is always (in this case) 1/2 the width & 1/2 the height. So if the image is 400 x 300, your 1st set of parameters would be 200,150 The 3RD SET is always 0,360 (for a full oval) The 2ND SET determines the size of your oval. Start with something less than the width and height, and go from there. For example, an image 400x300, would look good using 160,120 So, for a 400x300 image - the parameters would be: 200,150 160,120 0,360 TIP - If you don't want to draw every time, use a white xc, draw your oval, and save it as a template. Then just comp it on a colored back, using multiply, resize to fit your image, and you're good to go. Once you have your oval, go to composite. Comp your image using screen. (Try lighten, too) If you aren't happy with the amount of the image showing through the outside of the black oval (see my image at the top), backup and paint that area. Use darker colors if you want more of the image to show, and lighter colors for less. Here's how to keep the same color range, but make it darker or lighter using hex #s. We're gonna 'mix' the colors a bit. This is the color number I used for the image at the top: #7C6A56 This is the lighter color I used for the bg on this page: #9c8a76 All I did was add 2 (or add color) to the _first_ number in each set From: 7c 6a 56 to 9c 8a 76. To make it darker, you deduct from the starting numbers. From 7c 6a 56 to 5c 4a 36. You can add or subtract by 2, 3, 4 etc, as long as you don't run out of numbers or letters. You have from 0 - F to play with. You _can_ also play with the 2nd # in each set, but I've found that just changing the 1st one is usually enough. Try a few of your fav color #s on a web page in the body tag, change them, and you'll soon get the hang of it. Decorate or frame your image, and you're done. Here's a few more examples: Fishing Pine Cone Done with a round rectangle. Remember to keep the black area small enough to allow the image to overlap into the colored area. Flower Gnubee & Choco Club Choco Tutes Do not reproduce or duplicate this tute. That includes 'help' pages. ; )) Please post this page. |
