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| Thread ID: 77788 | 2007-03-22 06:13:00 | Photoshop Elements | heaton (3697) | PC World Chat |
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| 535056 | 2007-03-22 06:13:00 | I am trying to move portraits of people from an unsightly background onto a studio like background. I know how to use the magnetic lasso and invert so that the unsightly background is eliminated but from there on I am stumped. Can anyone give me a blow by blow or click by click of what to do next. Any help greatly appreciated. | heaton (3697) | ||
| 535057 | 2007-03-22 06:40:00 | if it's like any other photo editing program you can use the magnetic lasso to select your figures, copy to the clip board then open the photo with the 'studio' background. Make sure that photo is selected as the one you are working on then click on the paste button and the masked figures should show up as an editable object in the studio photo (you can move them around etc where you want them in relation to the background) HTH |
Shortcircuit (1666) | ||
| 535058 | 2007-03-22 07:50:00 | Make sure that photo is selected as the one you are working on then click on the paste button and the masked figures should show up as an editable object in the studio photo (you can move them around etc where you want them in relation to the background) HTH[/QUOTE]Ok thank you for your help but the above is confusing to me as an 83 year old dumb-bell. Could you give me a click by click sequence of what I do please. I don't know what " Masked Figures" are and what is meant by making sure the photo selected is the one I am working on. Hence the request for a blow by blow of the procedure. Thanks. |
heaton (3697) | ||
| 535059 | 2007-03-22 09:08:00 | OK, so you know how to put a mask around your figures in the photo. Do that 1st then find in the tool bar at the top of the window the 'copy' icon, it will look like a little clipboard.... (you can hover your cursor over the icons to see a text label if you are not sure). Once you've found the icon click it and the masked image is saved to the clipboard. Next open the photo with the studio background where you want to put the cut-out photo of the people. Put your cursor back up the top of the window on the toolbar and find the 'paste' icon (right next to the copy icon), click on the paste icon and the masked photo of the people should appear in the front of the photo with the studio background. If you want to move the position of the people around in the 'studio' photo- place your cursor over the people, click the left button on your mouse and hold it down as you move the mouse and the people will follow. Release the mouse button when it is in a position you like. Once you have the people in the picture as you want them the easy way is to save the image. A box might appear saying something like "Masks will not be saved and objects will be merged, do you want to continue?"... click yes and make sure you give the new photo a different file name to the original studio photo. The two parts of the new photo- the studio background and the people will be 'locked together' as one image. If you get really stuck you can PM me and then e-mail me the pics so I can do if for you :) |
Shortcircuit (1666) | ||
| 535060 | 2007-03-22 11:41:00 | If you get really stuck you can PM me and then e-mail me the pics so I can do if for you :)You're too damn kind mate! Heaton - this is the guy that did several hours worth of work for me for gratis - nevermind the fact that his work is worth a fortune proffessionaly. A true prince of a guy. |
Tum Tum (12017) | ||
| 535061 | 2007-03-22 21:23:00 | Thasnks tum Tum... I'm blushing :o But yeah- if Heaton wants to get in touch I'm happy to do it. |
Shortcircuit (1666) | ||
| 535062 | 2007-03-23 01:36:00 | Thasnks tum Tum... I'm blushing :o But yeah- if Heaton wants to get in touch I'm happy to do it. Many thanks for the offer but I want to learn how to do it myself so that I can use the process for future manipulation. I have been messing about with layers and things and getting thoroughly messed up. Tried the copy and paste method last night and worked perfectly so again many thank for help. |
heaton (3697) | ||
| 535063 | 2007-03-23 01:57:00 | No problem Heaton- glad you got it to work from my 'instructions' :thumbs: Layers I just think of as different bits of paper on top of eachother . Keep in mind how many you've got then you can draw on them, move them around or cut them up like a collage . Learning to do it yourself is always the best option, unless of course it doesn't work :D |
Shortcircuit (1666) | ||
| 535064 | 2007-03-23 05:03:00 | If you want a good Photoshop learning aid you could try Commercial Photoshop buy Bert Monroy. It is more suited to Photoshop than Photoshop elements due to the step by step instructions being Photoshop orientated, or you could do what I used to do which was spend a lot of time in the Borders tech section looking through Photoshop books taking notes when I was studying and had no money. Commercial Photoshop retails for about $100 but is well worth it if you can afford it. There are heaps of other good Photoshop titles available though (for taking notes ;) ) | winmacguy (3367) | ||
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