Using Masks Personally I think Masks are so cool! You can create with a little practice and patience a multitude of beautiful backgrounds..Don't forget you can colorize the finished background and or darken or lighten it with Adjust Variations, which is one of my favorite programs to use. When I create the backgrounds, I like to start big (500 X 500) so I can see what I'm doing.. you can always resize later. These are just a few samples of what you can do! Note: The Header, the scrolling background and the table background were both done with a mask!