Pictures / Layers

[elohelMeight]

Hi, i need a bit of help. Might be simple but i dont understand it.
1stly) How do i take a picture and add it to a background / take a picture and background round it?
2ndly) How do i do 1 layer with 1 brush set and another layer with 1 brush set and put the into 1 piece?

Thanks

 

[BountieHunter1]

Hi, i need a bit of help. Might be simple but i dont understand it.
1stly) How do i take a picture and add it to a background / take a picture and background round it?
2ndly) How do i do 1 layer with 1 brush set and another layer with 1 brush set and put the into 1 piece?

Thanks

What program are we talking about?

 

[killer22]

PS rite, if so the layers is easy you just make a new blank layer per brush type then if u eva wish to join layers, make sure the 2 u wanna join r next to each other in the layer list then click the one top of the other and press CTRL + E and it joins layers.... if thats what u mean?

bout ur first question im not totally sure what u mean bout that but as far as i can see ur on about taking a picture then taking a background picture u made and wanna permantly put hte pic onto the background without saving and reloading the files... if so its CTRL + E but the 2 layers MUST b one after hte other in the list.. (note- dont worrie once u join layers you can then move them into there prop place)

img of what ur looking for

hope that helps m8

 

[Pyros]

I think he means how do you take a picture, cut it out and add it to your own background, e.g.

take this dragon picture:

cut it out:

paste it into whatever background u want:

(i'm not that great at cutting out, just used the magnetic lasso tool quickly)

As for moving layers into other pieces, I use the duplicate layer command and when the box pops up choose the document I want that layer copied to.

 

[elohelMeight]

K cheers to both of you on layers. ill try both ways see which way works best for me. also, on the cutting of pictures i was on about what pyros said. i wondered how to cut your pic out and place it on your own background. which tool is it to cut it out?
thanks to both of you

 

[JealY]

you can use, pen tool/lasso/magic wand and more, theres so many that people use.

/J34lY

 

[elohelMeight]

i cant seem to do it with any of these. magnetic lasso kinda works. but cuts some corners and stuff

 

[killer22]

ok to help you its easy theres a extract tool in PS..

First its located here:

then this will help you get a easy extract of a image of your choice:

hope that helps.. if u want more help add me 2 msn m8
[email protected]

 

[elohelMeight]

cheers m8. ill give this 1 a go. TX told me to use a diff lasso tool. and the pic in my siggy is how i managed with it. ill try your way. thnaks

i have another problem now. when i start a new canvas. my colour is set too grey and when i change it it stays at grey anyone have any idea why this is?

 

[killer22]

make sure that when u make a new canvas that in the size n that bit that the colours r set right and not on grayscale, coz although it will show u got colours in ur list it will only display black and white

 

[elohelMeight]

kk cheers. 1 more thing. ive done the thing with the image (draw around / fill) how do i put this image on to my background?

 

[killer22]

use the square tool on the left hand tool menu (retangle Marquee tool) highlight it all then go ( Edit / Copy Merged) then click the place u wish to put it on then go ( Edit / Paste)

 

[elohelMeight]

Thanks alot m8y