PI Version: 8
Level: Intermediate 
Featured tools: Transform Tool 
Additional filters: Eye Candy 3.1 / 4000 (or any other filter with a weave effect) and Filter Attack.
Additional files: Picture. I used the photo from the first part, with Eye Candy applied. You will also need a new mask. The mask I chose by Diana Todd/Ominix, can be downloaded here.
Tutorial: Copyright © Inge Klement

 

 

DESCRIPTION: This tutorials shows how easy you can use masks and a free 3rd party filters to make outstanding pictures with PI. 

 

Remember to save often!

 


In case you need to freshen up your memory on how to save a mask into the EP - you can take a look at one of my other tutorials, where I explain a little bit more about how to use a mask in PI. You'll find the tut here.

Follow the first part of the tutorial until you have applied the Eye Candy filter, or another filter with a weave filter.
Merge All.

Open your Easy Palette, and find the mask with the name dmsk0148.jpg. Double-click the mask (3).  
Set the background color (red arrow) to the color you want the mask to be. (Here I used white.) Chose the Transform Tool (1), click the Selection button (2) and resize the mask to fit your picture.
Chose the Crop Tool and crop your mask. 

That's the result, by using a second mask instead of a filter.


You can also try to use the free filter with the name Filter Attack. Also here ... follow the first part of the tutorial until you have applied the Eye Candy filter, or another filter with a weave filter. Merge All.
Set the background color in PI to the color you want your background to be.
Go to Effect/Filter Attack, and chose a filter you like. There are approx. 50 different filters which can be found by clicking the Filter button on the bottom.
With the sliders to the right you are changing the settings of the filters. Filter Attack is a little bit special, as you can't set the settings after numbers ... you just have to try and find a nice effect for yourself. 
For this picture I used the filter with the name Border: Abreißrand.

And that's how the picture looks like with the filter applied!
 

That's it! A different way to use your masks - you change them before you are applying them. (First part) And with the help of a second mask or a free 3rd party filter you can achieve beautiful pictures too. HAVE FUN!!!

 

 

If you need any help with this tutorial - or want to make suggestions to improve it -
please
email me!

 

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