Comments on: Make Your Own Clipping Mask http://www.sugarplumpaperie.com/2007/10/29/make-your-own-clipping-mask/ {sweet little digital designs by nicole seitler} Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:34:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Pam http://www.sugarplumpaperie.com/2007/10/29/make-your-own-clipping-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-1519 Pam Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:14:51 +0000 http://www.sugarplumpaperie.com/2007/10/29/make-your-own-clipping-mask/#comment-1519 Thank you so much for posting this tutorial. This will be so much easier than erasing like I have been doing. Thank you so much for posting this tutorial. This will be so much easier than erasing like I have been doing.

]]> By: Terebene http://www.sugarplumpaperie.com/2007/10/29/make-your-own-clipping-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-1514 Terebene Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:13:46 +0000 http://www.sugarplumpaperie.com/2007/10/29/make-your-own-clipping-mask/#comment-1514 This is just cool! Thank you so much. I have PSE 6 and it works fine. I had to make sure I had the right layer selected at each point. That might be worth adding - when to switch layer selections. I am so saving this. This is just cool! Thank you so much. I have PSE 6 and it works fine. I had to make sure I had the right layer selected at each point. That might be worth adding – when to switch layer selections. I am so saving this.

]]> By: Julie http://www.sugarplumpaperie.com/2007/10/29/make-your-own-clipping-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-1513 Julie Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:47:54 +0000 http://www.sugarplumpaperie.com/2007/10/29/make-your-own-clipping-mask/#comment-1513 For what it's worth, I do something similar in Paint Shop Pro - select the area with the magic wand, expand a few pixels. Make the picture the active layer and invert selection, delete, merge visible. You just have to make sure you have the picture where you want it, first! Honestly, I've done this so much that it's just second nature and I really had to think about it to write it down. For what it’s worth, I do something similar in Paint Shop Pro – select the area with the magic wand, expand a few pixels. Make the picture the active layer and invert selection, delete, merge visible. You just have to make sure you have the picture where you want it, first! Honestly, I’ve done this so much that it’s just second nature and I really had to think about it to write it down.

]]> By: Sherrie http://www.sugarplumpaperie.com/2007/10/29/make-your-own-clipping-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-1330 Sherrie Sat, 15 Mar 2008 06:27:39 +0000 http://www.sugarplumpaperie.com/2007/10/29/make-your-own-clipping-mask/#comment-1330 Well I am totally lost. I just have a trial of PSE 3 and I can't even get my toolbar sorted out much less clip anything to anything but I saved this and I am sure eventually I will find my way. ANd I haven't even seen a magic wand either...............lol But thank you I am gleaning every scrap of information about Photoshop I can find. Well I am totally lost. I just have a trial of PSE 3 and I can’t even get my toolbar sorted out much less clip anything to anything but I saved this and I am sure eventually I will find my way. ANd I haven’t even seen a magic wand either……………lol But thank you I am gleaning every scrap of information about Photoshop I can find.

]]> By: Sherrie http://www.sugarplumpaperie.com/2007/10/29/make-your-own-clipping-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-1329 Sherrie Sat, 15 Mar 2008 06:27:21 +0000 http://www.sugarplumpaperie.com/2007/10/29/make-your-own-clipping-mask/#comment-1329 Well I am totally lost. I just have a trial of PSE 3 and I can't even get my toolbar sorted out much less clip anything to anything but I saved this and I am sure eventually I will find my way. ANd I haven't even seen a magic wand either...............lol But thank you I am gleening every scrap of information about Photoshop I can find. Well I am totally lost. I just have a trial of PSE 3 and I can’t even get my toolbar sorted out much less clip anything to anything but I saved this and I am sure eventually I will find my way. ANd I haven’t even seen a magic wand either……………lol But thank you I am gleening every scrap of information about Photoshop I can find.

]]> By: scrappypat http://www.sugarplumpaperie.com/2007/10/29/make-your-own-clipping-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-406 scrappypat Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:31:21 +0000 http://www.sugarplumpaperie.com/2007/10/29/make-your-own-clipping-mask/#comment-406 Wow. I am new to all this, I use PSE5. I went and experimented and here is what I did, just slightly different than above. - opened the element, used magic wand to choose inside the frame - select/ layer/ modify, 25 pixels (20 wasn't quite enough) leave as is - then, layer/new - I then filled the new layer (on top of the element) with black and it was only the size of my selection on the frame layer - then I dragged the new mask layer behind the frame. Amazing - thanks again! Wow. I am new to all this, I use PSE5. I went and experimented and here is what I did, just slightly different than above.

– opened the element, used magic wand to choose inside the frame
- select/ layer/ modify, 25 pixels (20 wasn’t quite enough) leave as is
- then, layer/new
- I then filled the new layer (on top of the element) with black and it was only the size of my selection on the frame layer
- then I dragged the new mask layer behind the frame.

Amazing – thanks again!

]]> By: dawn http://www.sugarplumpaperie.com/2007/10/29/make-your-own-clipping-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-358 dawn Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:52:20 +0000 http://www.sugarplumpaperie.com/2007/10/29/make-your-own-clipping-mask/#comment-358 You're so clever at all this techy stuff - I'm so glad you found the Shanty and joined the digi team. Thanks for the freebie :) You’re so clever at all this techy stuff – I’m so glad you found the Shanty and joined the digi team. Thanks for the freebie :)

]]> By: Leslie (snaphappyinkymomma) http://www.sugarplumpaperie.com/2007/10/29/make-your-own-clipping-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-357 Leslie (snaphappyinkymomma) Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:30:59 +0000 http://www.sugarplumpaperie.com/2007/10/29/make-your-own-clipping-mask/#comment-357 Awesome tutorial, Nicole! Thanks so much! Awesome tutorial, Nicole! Thanks so much!

]]> By: Nicole Seitler http://www.sugarplumpaperie.com/2007/10/29/make-your-own-clipping-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-353 Nicole Seitler Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:52:13 +0000 http://www.sugarplumpaperie.com/2007/10/29/make-your-own-clipping-mask/#comment-353 Kim, thank you for your comment! I don't know if PSE has a "Cut to New Layer" feature (CTRL+Shift+J for me) but that's what I do for multiple frames... just cut one of the masks to a new layer. Hope that helps! Kim, thank you for your comment!

I don’t know if PSE has a “Cut to New Layer” feature (CTRL+Shift+J for me) but that’s what I do for multiple frames… just cut one of the masks to a new layer. Hope that helps!

]]> By: Kim http://www.sugarplumpaperie.com/2007/10/29/make-your-own-clipping-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-351 Kim Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:16:22 +0000 http://www.sugarplumpaperie.com/2007/10/29/make-your-own-clipping-mask/#comment-351 Yep, I've been doing this for a little while too. And I use PSE 3. But I do it slightly different. I click on the frame layer, then with the magic wand tool, I select the inside of the frame. Then I Select-Modify-Expand by 20 usually too. Then I create a layer and fill that layer with whatever color (it doesn't matter). Then I drag this layer below the frame. Then I bring in my picture and Control-G to clip it to the new layer under the frame. Then I can resize and move around the pic until I get what I want to see. So see, pretty much the same, just a little different. And yes you can easily do this in PSE. The hard part is when they have several frames together, then you have to create a layer for each opening and then clip each pic individually to them. But I am sure someone is having the "ah-ha moment" right now because of your tutorial! Yep, I’ve been doing this for a little while too. And I use PSE 3. But I do it slightly different.

I click on the frame layer, then with the magic wand tool, I select the inside of the frame. Then I Select-Modify-Expand by 20 usually too. Then I create a layer and fill that layer with whatever color (it doesn’t matter). Then I drag this layer below the frame. Then I bring in my picture and Control-G to clip it to the new layer under the frame. Then I can resize and move around the pic until I get what I want to see.

So see, pretty much the same, just a little different. And yes you can easily do this in PSE. The hard part is when they have several frames together, then you have to create a layer for each opening and then clip each pic individually to them. But I am sure someone is having the “ah-ha moment” right now because of your tutorial!

]]> By: Amy Hoogstad http://www.sugarplumpaperie.com/2007/10/29/make-your-own-clipping-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-344 Amy Hoogstad Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:25:31 +0000 http://www.sugarplumpaperie.com/2007/10/29/make-your-own-clipping-mask/#comment-344 Fabulous!! Thanks for the info and download. Fabulous!! Thanks for the info and download.

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