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Originally Posted by
sweetpinkpixie 
There are a couple ways that I use those
the most basic is to set that layer to 'screen' or 'lighten' over an image you are using to make an icon. It pretty much "nullifies" the black part there and reveals the image underneath. Like this:
There are other things too - literally turning that into a mask layer over another texture to create other effects, and I believe you can find tutorials for that (and other things) online if you google
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Originally Posted by
sarahlooo ^^ That's what I was going to say. With any texture, I just scroll through each option (screen, overlay, lighten, darken, etc.) and pick which one I like best for the picture and adjust the opacity accordingly.
Ohh, thank you, Pixie and Sarah! So the white spot around the picture--is it typically left white, or are there other options for it? Or, is that basically what you were talking about, Pixie, with adding the other textures? Also, would the mask brushes basically work the same way?
Sorry for all the questions, but thank you two once again for replying!