Masks/Borders Question, =]] Options

[cori-catastrophe]

I use GIMP 2.2. I was browsing on deviantart earlier today & I found this. I was wondering, what is the difference between masks & borders. And how exactally do you use the masks on GIMP 2.2, like the example shows on the link.

[*Intercourse.*]

..Their just brushes, just they "mask" over the original image to give it that bordered look So if you can use brushes then you should be able to use them

[talcumpowder]

... That's not a very good explanation, so I'm going to give you examples.

[ http://www.blewmyallowanceonmanga.net/imag...rama_header.jpg ]

On that particular image, the faded black lines are borders. Or the border, depending on how you want to view it. The spotchiness of the image in the middle is a mask.

To use masks, you put black brushes on a new layer, fill the rest with white, and set it to Screen. Or something similar to that. You could also just use the images the .zip file should include. Find a little more "in-depth" explanation here.

And, as Holly (Intercourse.) said, if you can use brushes you can mask. Or at least faux mask.

[cori-catastrophe]

... That's not a very good explanation, so I'm going to give you examples.

[ http://www.blewmyallowanceonmanga.net/imag...rama_header.jpg ]

On that particular image, the faded black lines are borders. Or the border, depending on how you want to view it. The spotchiness of the image in the middle is a mask.

To use masks, you put black brushes on a new layer, fill the rest with white, and set it to Screen. Or something similar to that. You could also just use the images the .zip file should include. Find a little more "in-depth" explanation here.

And, as Holly (Intercourse.) said, if you can use brushes you can mask. Or at least faux mask.

Ooooh. So pretty much, it's a brush that gives a photo effect on another layer? That's cool. Thank you guys. =]]