| Masking: Rounded Corners |
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| Masking is basically seeing one object through another. Sort of
like a window. Effects can then be added to the mask or "window"
which then change how the underlying image appears. In this example
we will create a rounded corners on the top two corners of this
photo. The window or mask will be a rectangle with rounded corners
that is higher than the photo and then positioned so that only the
top two corners are on the canvas. When the rectangle is masked
to the image we only see the image through the rectangle and outside
of the rectangle we just see the canvas where the image used to
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- Open the image and select the Rounded rectangle tool. Click
and hold on the Rectangle tool all the option.
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- Draw a rectangle by clicking and dragging. Try to get the
rectangle approximately the right size and position.
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- Use the Transform tool the put handles on the rectangle to
fine tune it's size and position.
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- Make sure the top two corners of the rectangle are the only
corners showing on the canvas. If you select the rectangle the
Properties bar allows you to change how much the corners are
rounded.
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- Change the fill color to white.
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- Select Objects and then Modify >> Mask >>
Group as Mask. YOu should now see only the image in
the shape of the rectangle. The white space around is the canvas.
Like usual the canvas color should match the color of the background
on the web page where this image will be. Select Modify
>> Canvas >> Canvas Color to change it.
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- Before Saving and Exporting press F12 for a preview of how
the image will look within a browser.
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