Lights and more...

**TwidderBird** · 09 February 2006, 09:33 PM

grayscale strokes can become transparent becuz they can have color added or they can be used to erase (take color away). I'm assuming the PNG means an image 'completed' in PNG format and used in another image--therefore how it works is different (of course)...I'm thinking this out loud to help me clarify it in my head

to be able to use vector and bitmap in the same layer is great...psp 7 can't do that

really helpful explanation--and I really like your leaf strokes

nance

**molucca** · 09 February 2006, 09:47 PM

Grayscale strokes and fringes become transparent in use. Grayscale maps don't. My transparent maps are PNG format. This isn't in the manual.

You can colorize strokes and fringes and adjust global transparency. Fringes can use image fills, gradient fills and I'll have to look...

PNG/alpha. You an use PNGs or PSD, I think. Don't think you can change color by colorizing. I was changing color by adding and removing things. The file can be loaded an an image, of course. With a stroke, you can flow the image. There are vector strokes as well.

I am still learning how these thing work.

Rich

**molucca** · 10 February 2006, 07:50 PM

A semi-transparent reflection map with highlight and shading. It is possible to color thousands of objects in one click.

Rich

**molucca** · 11 February 2006, 09:07 PM

A reflection map to make bump maps. This is two fringed. One filled with a reflection map and some embossing, and a blank fringe to add color behind the fringe. . Rich

**molucca** · 12 February 2006, 04:59 PM

The trip to Carmel this morning. Mook and Kai needed an outting. Rich

**molucca** · 13 February 2006, 12:29 AM

A surfer at Carmel by the Sea. Rich

**TwidderBird** · 13 February 2006, 02:44 AM

cooooooool photos, Rich. see if I can get a few uploaded here in the next few days...
thanks for sharing those

nance

**TwidderBird** · 14 February 2006, 05:28 PM

here's a couple old ones...

nance

**molucca** · 14 February 2006, 09:30 PM

Sunsets make good maps. Rich

**TwidderBird** · 14 February 2006, 11:59 PM

(laugh)...hey this is nice, Rich. thanks

don't think I'd ever have thot of using sunsets like this!! that's the benefit of a site like this--I can't keep up with all the creative ideas that I want to try

I overcompensated on sharpening my surfers photo using the jpeg optimizing wizard.

nance