Help with photoshop - Page 3

Atom · 09-08-2004, 07:50 PM

Don't think what will work?

Atom · 09-08-2004, 08:39 PM

The first one shows the flip selected..

.. the second one shows Gene Simmons selected.

I simply selected T and typed the word "text" onto the flip, then edit/transform/rotate (rotated the text a bit then hit enter), then linked the text layer to the flip in the layer palette and dragged it over onto the Gene Simmons pic.

Atom · 09-08-2004, 08:42 PM

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Atom · 09-08-2004, 09:16 PM

I removed the white background of the flip pic first ..

image/mode/RGB color ..

..select the Magic Eraser Tool in the tools palette and click once on the large white background, once on the left white spot, once on the right white spot.

docquesting · 09-08-2004, 10:07 PM

I noticed in your layer thing you had all of them listed. Mine doesnt. And when I open the flip image over the main one the main disappears. And also I dont understand how you you can get the flip to drag without loosing the text or only the text dragging it doesnt work for me like that. I can only get the text to drag. Maybe some other newbies can get help on this thread to from reading it lol.

Atom · 09-08-2004, 10:14 PM

All your layers aren't shown because you have a small scroll bar you have to move to see them... but you will only see 2 when the flip is active, you'll see three when the Kerry pic is active, but only after you drag the flip onto it...

and only your text drags because you don't have it linked to the flip. Click beside the eye icon on the flip layer in the blank gray square, and you'll see a link icon appear... whatever is linked to the selected layer (the one with the paintbrush icon), that's what will stay together when you drag it.

When one image disappears, drag the one that stays shown out of the way and see if the one that disappeared is behind it. If it is (which should be the case), position the one that's disappearing differently so that enough of it shows after it goes behind the other one, to drag something onto it.

Also, you missed two white background spots, click once on each spot with the Magic Eraser Tool.

docquesting · 09-08-2004, 10:33 PM

Now I need to know how to turn flip towards the left a little and also make his fingers appear.

P.s And maybe make image smaller before dragging over? Image resize? Then drag?

Atom · 09-08-2004, 10:44 PM

This is how you can make his fingers come out in front .. study my tutorial carefully, and copy the words if you have to and minimize them to your task bar so you can review them quickly... or whatever works best for you. There are other ways to accomplish this, but just do it this way for now ... it's good to know how to arrange layers (bring to front/send to back).

http://www.geeksonsteroids.com/forum...r=asc&start=30

To rotate it to the left a bit... select the flip in the layers palette ... edit/transform/rotate ... position the cursor till you see it turn to a "kinked" shape (this happens when your cursor is near one of the corners of the bounding box), then hold down the mouse button and rotate it to where you want. When it's where you want it, hit "enter" to make the bounding box disappear.

Keep in mind that sometimes you have to hit enter twice, to get the bounding box to disappear.

You can scale the image (up/down) any time you feel is best ... edit/transform/scale/click the chain link icon between the percentage windows near the top of your screen, then grab hold of a corner of the bounding box and while holding the mouse button down, move the mouse to make it any size you want.

docquesting · 09-09-2004, 01:00 AM

When I open flip image as mentioned before it looks like there could be another one underneath. Well there isnt and I am not sure how to get all images listed in there it simply wont work for me. The main image still is listed by itself although apprearing in same working window.

docquesting · 09-09-2004, 02:39 AM

Hi, Anybody see any major things I out to work on? Hows it looks so far any suggestions? Not sure what the best way to make fingers appear. Any suggestions?

SN3 · 09-09-2004, 04:33 AM

I would get rid of the feather on the left sandal.

Atom · 09-09-2004, 06:49 AM

You have to make a tight selection around the fingers before you copy/paste then bring them to the front.

Jazzee · 09-09-2004, 07:08 AM

If you put a layer mask on the pink shoe, you can paint black where his fingers are and they would show through from the other layer.

JuggoPop · 09-09-2004, 10:54 AM

1. you forgot the white parts on the inside of the flipflop.

2. you don't need to mask out the flipflop you need to mask out the hand instead... do this by making a copy of the hand. Select a box around the hand and then paste that on a layer above the flipflop... that way if you need to adjust the placement of the flipflop you can do so with ease.

see my example with the magic flipflop...

Pipeline-Webdesign · 09-09-2004, 11:05 AM

juggopop is a magician! :-D

Atom · 09-09-2004, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pipeline-Webdesign

juggopop is a magician! :-D

Yes, he is... one of the best.

Now I'm gonna try his suggestion .. seems a pretty kool way to do it .. : )

docquesting · 09-10-2004, 12:05 AM

Is this any better than last posted image? Let me know if you notice any imperfections.

JuggoPop · 09-10-2004, 05:06 AM

zoom in... slow down and cut in around his fingers better.

also... something that is bugging me is the other hand... who holds stuff with their thumb in front of the object? I think you should just have his thumb go behind the blue one.

(if you are using the eraser instead of masking, you need to read up on some tutorials... because if that stuff has been erased it's harder to get back then if you messup while masking)