Re: [Gimp-user] Layer masks: how do you memorize which color means opaque?

2010-10-20 Thread yahvuu
On 19.10.2010 11:48, Ofnuts wrote:

 On 10/19/2010 11:32 AM, yahvuu wrote:
 On 11.10.2010 18:29, Chris Mohler wrote:

 On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 2:18 PM, Patrick Horganphorg...@yahoo.com
 wrote:

 i'm curious how other people regard layer masks. In particular, which
 memory aids exist to remember when to use black and when to use white.


 I think of it like illumination.

 Cool.  I think of it as a window or transparent overlay.

 Thank you very much, Patrick and Chris, for sharing your style of thinking.
 It's very interesting to learn how different the mental concepts/mnemonics 
 are.

 If other variations are in use, please keep em coming!


 One can't look under the bride's dress  :-)

not bad! Those who wear black probably have a wet press background :-)
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Re: [Gimp-user] Layer masks: how do you memorize which color means opaque?

2010-10-19 Thread yahvuu
On 11.10.2010 18:29, Chris Mohler wrote:
 On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 2:18 PM, Patrick Horganphorg...@yahoo.com  wrote:
 i'm curious how other people regard layer masks. In particular, which
 memory aids exist to remember when to use black and when to use white.

 I think of it like illumination.

 Cool.  I think of it as a window or transparent overlay.

Thank you very much, Patrick and Chris, for sharing your style of thinking.
It's very interesting to learn how different the mental concepts/mnemonics are.

If other variations are in use, please keep em coming!

regards,
peter
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Re: [Gimp-user] Layer masks: how do you memorize which color means opaque?

2010-10-19 Thread Ofnuts

On 10/19/2010 11:32 AM, yahvuu wrote:
 On 11.10.2010 18:29, Chris Mohler wrote:

 On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 2:18 PM, Patrick Horganphorg...@yahoo.com   wrote:
  
 i'm curious how other people regard layer masks. In particular, which
 memory aids exist to remember when to use black and when to use white.

  
 I think of it like illumination.

 Cool.  I think of it as a window or transparent overlay.
  
 Thank you very much, Patrick and Chris, for sharing your style of thinking.
 It's very interesting to learn how different the mental concepts/mnemonics 
 are.

 If other variations are in use, please keep em coming!


One can't look under the bride's dress  :-)



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Re: [Gimp-user] Layer masks: how do you memorize which color means opaque?

2010-10-11 Thread Chris Mohler
On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 2:18 PM, Patrick Horgan phorg...@yahoo.com wrote:
 i'm curious how other people regard layer masks. In particular, which
 memory aids exist to remember when to use black and when to use white.

 I think of it like illumination.

Cool.  I think of it as a window or transparent overlay.  If I imagine
the mask as a window above the layer, then white is clear and
anything darker than that is masked from view.

[But after saying that: I do have to stop and think about it sometimes
- after doing a lot of screen printing work, positive and negative
space often get mentally blurred for me ;) Colors-Invert to the
rescue.]

Chris
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Re: [Gimp-user] Layer masks: how do you memorize which color means opaque?

2010-10-10 Thread Patrick Horgan
On 10/10/2010 04:21 AM, yahvuu wrote:
 Hi,

 i'm curious how other people regard layer masks. In particular, which
 memory aids exist to remember when to use black and when to use white.

I think of it like illumination.  Black is no illumination, can't see a 
thing so it's transparent, white is fully illuminated, the thing shows 
up clearly, so opaque.  (Really I think of it in rgb with black 00 
means nothing is there and white ff is fully turned on, but that 
translates to illumination for those who don't think quite so 
technically as I.)


Patrick
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