Icon Composer: mask is all black

Hi all,
How do I get an icon mask that is roughly the shape of the icon instead of a solid black square? I've created an icon image (png) in AppleWorks 6, which I dragged onto the 512 square of the Images view in Icon Composer. The Mask view then changes to an all black square. I've tried selecting a blank field in the icon image, then deleting that area (-x) and I've tried pasting a B&W png representation of the icon - something that looks like I expect the mask to be - Still just a black square.

Make sure your PNG has an alpha layer. I don't know if Appleworks supports that. I suggest a more modern tool.

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