In message <4e3ab07458list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> list@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Thanks for setting this list up at Freelists Chris. Good move. And yes > I got the welcome msg. > > The Masking Effect dbox has an option 'Work image into mask'. What can > this do? The manual says > > "If this switch is set, the brightness of the image itself will > determine the density of the mask when the tool is applied. For > example light areas may mean that the mask is deeper than dark areas. > If this is not the effect that you want then invert the mask, after > tooling, and the converse will apply. Of course, you may still vary > the overall depth of mask to fine tune this effect even further." > > but can anyone illustrate an example use for this? It's a bit late (sorry :-( ) but the preview of the new site design has an example of using the facility: http://photodesk.iconbar.com/tutorials/tshirt/ Best, Chris -- *** Chris & Lee's Photodesk tutorials, tips and resources *** http://www.photodesk.iconbar.com *** New tiles! Latest: Rainbow supernumaries at http://www.roast.iconbar.com