How to use a PB image as mask?

I've tried many ways but couln't find how to do this:
I want to use a image in Black and white as a mask I've seen some supposed masks to Photoshop done this way to use as Edges or silluettes (i'ts not what I want to do is but very similar).
Now How can I load it as a mask? I've tried copy paste after creating a layer mask, I've tried copy/paste in quick mask mode...And I did change Image modo to Greyscale. The only way I found was to transform the image in a pattern and fill whith it in Quick mask mode.
I think it should have another method...Could you tell me another way?

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Ana Pereira

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In article <454d35a0$0$12007$>,
"Ana Pereira" wrote:

Now How can I load it as a mask? I've tried copy paste after creating a layer mask, I've tried copy/paste in quick mask mode...And I did change Image modo to Greyscale. The only way I found was to transform the image in a pattern and fill whith it in Quick mask mode.

You can paste it into a mask. To do this, though, you must make sure that on your screen, you are looking at the MASK, not the LAYER.

To look at a mask on your screen, hold down the ALT key on your keyboard (Mac: OPTION key), and click on the picture of the mask in the Layers palette. Then paste.

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Thanks, I will try it tonight.

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Ana Pereira

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In article <454d35a0$0$12007$>,
"Ana Pereira" wrote:

Now How can I load it as a mask? I've tried copy paste after creating a layer mask, I've tried copy/paste in quick mask mode...And I did change Image modo to Greyscale. The only way I found was to transform the image in
a pattern and fill whith it in Quick mask mode.

You can paste it into a mask. To do this, though, you must make sure that on your screen, you are looking at the MASK, not the LAYER.
To look at a mask on your screen, hold down the ALT key on your keyboard (Mac: OPTION key), and click on the picture of the mask in the Layers palette. Then paste.

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It worked like a charm, thanks.

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Ana Pereira

http://anapereira.no.sapo.pt

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Thanks, I will try it tonight.

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Ana Pereira

http://anapereira.no.sapo.pt

"tacit" escreveu na mensagem

In article <454d35a0$0$12007$>,
"Ana Pereira" wrote:

Now How can I load it as a mask? I've tried copy paste after creating a layer mask, I've tried copy/paste in quick mask mode...And I did change Image modo to Greyscale. The only way I found was to transform the image in
a pattern and fill whith it in Quick mask mode.

You can paste it into a mask. To do this, though, you must make sure that on your screen, you are looking at the MASK, not the LAYER.
To look at a mask on your screen, hold down the ALT key on your keyboard (Mac: OPTION key), and click on the picture of the mask in the Layers palette. Then paste.

--
Art, photography, shareware, polyamory, literature, kink: all at http://www.xeromag.com/franklin.html
Nanohazard, Geek shirts, and more: http://www.villaintees.com