Color mask in PSP

How in the (ummmmmm....world) do you create a color mask in PSP?  I have
used PhotoPaint for a couple of years now and like it a lot, but have
recently gotten a plugin (BladePro) that I can't seem to install in PP, but
have (and like a lot) in PSP.  The only problem is that I have not yet been
able to figure out the entire masking thing with PSP.  It is so easy in PP.
Is there a way to create a color mask in PSP?  I think the mask option and
the "selection" option work hand in hand, but I may be entirely wrong.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

TIA,
Keith D. Sellars
WebGraffix
http://www.webgraffix.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Gray <dangray(at)ix.netcom.com>
To: hwg-graphics(at)mail.hwg.org <hwg-graphics(at)mail.hwg.org>
Date: Friday, January 08, 1999 10:03 AM
Subject: Re: Photoshop vs. ImageReady


>Fireworks is indeed a cool tool, John.  I spent some time with it early
>on, however, and found the interface to be a bit complex.  I dig
>Fireworks, but I think it's too deep a program for the majority of
>users.  If you're a hardcore graphics junkie, it's very cool.
>
>I've spent a *lot* of time with ImageStyler.  It's lacking some of the
>illustration tools of Fireworks, and does not have the high-end
>optimization goodies, but it's very powerful (and fun to use) all the
>same. ImageStyler's batch image creation capabilities are astounding.
>Set up a style, feed it a list of text items, and it will (almost)
>instantly create the graphics.
>
>IMHO, JavaScript rollovers are easier to create in ImageStyler than
>Fireworks.  Fireworks offers better image slicing tools.
>
>And yeah, you can get a free demo of ImageStyler (for either Mac or PC) at:
>
>http://www.adobe.com/newsfeatures/tryadobe/main.html
>
>Cheers,
>Dan
>http://www.geekbooks.com
>
>***
>
>In an evangelical mood, John Dowdell, Macromedia Tech Support wrote:
>
>> If you're looking for a single tool from Adobe for web graphics, then
look
>> at their ImageStyler -- it's self-contained and does not need other
tools.
>> It's marketed to business people rather than web designers, but it's the
>> only self-contained Adobe tool for web graphics.
>>
>> Photoshop needs ImageReady for animation and compression. ImageReady
needs
>> Photoshop for anything beyond very basic brushstrokes. Both need
>> Illustrator for any kind of typography. If you buy one, you really need
the
>> others too.
>>
>> These tools are determined by technology: PostScript drawing, bitmap
>> layering, GIF compression. If you want to draw you must go here. Then if
>> you wish to color you must save the file and go here. Then if you want to
>> compress you must go to a third tool.
>>
>> If you're looking for a single working environment dedicated to web
>> graphics, then Fireworks is in a league of its own. There is no
comparison.
>> You can do your text on a curve, and texturize *superbly*, and animate
and
>> compress far better than what's in ImageReady. Better yet, this is all in
a
>> single file and any change can be made at any time... everything is
always
>> editable, all the time.
>>
>> Fireworks is determined by the job you need to do: producing web graphics
>> with quickness and versatility. It won't do the prepress work that
>> Photoshop does, and won't handle high-res work like Illustrator does...
>> Fireworks is focused on your job, not on its own underlying technology.
>>
>> There's a fully-functional 30-day trial at
>> http://www.getfireworks.com/
>>
>> Nothing like it out there... the groundswell is building. I guarantee it
>> will let you get more done, faster, and I believe you'll have a lot more
>> fun while doing so, too.
>>
>> j "in an evangelistic mood" d
>>
>> John Dowdell, Macromedia Tech Support, San Francisco CA US
>> Search technotes: http://www.macromedia.com/support/search/
>> Public discussions have first claim on support time; but private email
>> is available via Priority Access: http://www.macromedia.com/support//
>

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