Now you may wonder why this starts off saying don't panic, but I assure you there is a real need to say that.  I myself have always wanted to run away from masks.  I'm not afraid to admit it.  Rosebud Leigh decided it was time to teach me and Shell how to use masks.  At first we screamed NO!  But later on we were thanking her.  Her approach is to write what she calls "tutorials for dummies."  Translated, that means tutorials we can all understand.  And our very own fire-breathing Dragon also added in her own set of tutorials for her slant on using masks.  So we decided to put this together as a package deal.  You can pick and choose which tutorial you want to try, or you can do them all!  We have also made sure to come up with plenty of links for you to download a variety of masks to play with.

As with our other tutorials, other graphic forums and online classes are free to use these tutorials.  We ask only that online graphic forums email us and link to the main page of the tutorials with the small button logo.  For email classes, just let us know you intend to use them.  These tutorials may not be altered or placed on other websites.  The only time this does not apply is when the individual author of a tutorial has them on their own website also.  Please respect the work they do to show others what they have learned.

Leigh has four tutorials, each being on a different level and increasing your knowledge..

Leigh's Mask Tutorial:  A great one for getting started.
Using A Mask:  Using a mask for an image effect.
Making Masks for Dummies:  A quick and easy lesson on how to make your own masks.
Advanced Mask:  An interesting process for a different look. 

Dragon has written two interesting and fun tutorials.

Inner Mask Border by Dragon:  A neat use of masks.
Making A Transparent Mask by Dragon: Another cool use of masks. 

Debbie M. has added one of her tutorials for edge effects.

Using Masks to Fade Image Edges

Stained Glass & Masks:  A really cool twist from CarMel

Graphic Buds Resoures: Masks, and CarMel has a great list of them too!  One of her links has 100 masks available.

Leigh's very own collection of masks she has made.

Lori's Web Graphics: Basic Masks

Kj' Design Spot: Some interesting masks in one zip file.