Basic Mask Tutorial Using Gimp

This tutorial was written on September 21, 2013

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

Gimp

Random Scrapkit paper

Mask of choice

This is just a general mask tutorial. You can play around with it to find an easier way for you to apply a mask to your tag.

New image 500x500 Transparent

Open paper, copy and close (you can also fill with a solid color, gradient or pattern as well)

In layers right click on your paper/color layer and choose Add Layer Mask

In layer palette right click on paper layer and choose add layer mask and choose black transparency in the popup

Open mask image you want to use

Copy and close

Paste as new layer

Copy

In layer select the paper layer and click on the black square to make it active

Paste

In layers you will see a layer that says Floating selection. Make sure that is active and at the bottom of layers you will see what looks like a ship anchor

Click on the anchor

Now in layers select Clipboard #1 your original mask layer and delete that layer

and now you have your mask applied..continue to make your tag as you normally would.