Use an image as a new canvas plane by importing, cutting and pasting, or dragging and dropping from Windows Explorer or PortfolioWall.
You may want to import an image file to use as a reference or basis for a sketch. You can either import an image as a new canvas plane or import an image into an existing canvas plane as a canvas layer. If importing a Photoshop PSD file, each layer is imported individually and retain its name.
See Import an image as an image layer.
You can also copy an image from another application and paste it into Alias as a new canvas plane, or drag an image from Windows Explorer or PortfolioWall and drop it into Alias to import it as a canvas plane.
If you import an image file that contains transparency or opacity information (that is, an alpha channel), the transparency information is also imported.
To import an image file as a new canvas plane
The image is loaded in the active view as a new canvas plane.
If importing a Photoshop PSD file, all the layers are imported as image layers in the canvas, with the same names.
About importing mask layers from PSD files
Layer masks and Vector masks from PSD files are not supported. The mask effects on the layers are ignored when they are imported into Alias. To work around this:
To copy and paste an image as a new canvas plane
The image is pasted in the active view as a new layer. If no canvas plane was picked, a new canvas will be created to contain the image. If a canvas plane was picked , the image will be on a new image layer on that canvas.
To import images from Windows Explorer or PortfolioWall as a new canvas plane
Drag the images from Windows Explorer or PortfolioWall and drop them into Alias.
The images are imported as new canvas layers in the active view.
To import an Alias Paint canvas as a canvas plane
Please note that only image layers and mask layers will be imported from an Alias Paint file — no brushes, shapes, colors, or shelves will be imported.
As well, please note that Alias now supports global masking. Alias Paint mask layers will be imported as separate mask layers in the bottom part of Alias’s Canvas Layer Editor.