Photoshop 7.0

[Javen]

I just got Photoshop 7.0 from a friend, I have no manual of any kind.I am trying to put a picture in a picture, I won't go into great detail unless someone here knows how to use Photoshop. I know kopernikuz does but he isin't on right now.

[Darth Fabulous]

I have it. I might not be much help though.

[JediBendu]

do you know how to create a Layer?

[Javen]

Originally posted by JediBendu@Mar 21 2003, 06:26 PM
do you know how to create a Layer?
I have been messing with that. I am trying to isolate the pixels of a picture of a lightsaber and replace this soldier's gun with it.

[Javen]

How about this.

[JediBendu]

looks good - although the blade is coming out a bit blocky - what rez are you using?

[Javen]

Actually Krogenar made it on Microsoft software. I am still working on mine.Its confusing.

[JediBendu]

I am trying to isolate the pixels of a picture of a lightsaber and replace this soldier's gun with it.

no easy way to do it really - I'd make a copy, insert it into a new layer, erase around the saber using a brush with a 'fuzzy' outline leaving a few pixels around the blade; change to a finer brush and lower the opacity to 75-50% so you don't remove the entire pixel, just the colour from it; gradually work your way closer to the edge of the blade; for really a really close shave use an opacity of 25% and bush size of 1.

...work on high zoom as well style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif

[Javen]

Thanks JediBendu, that doesn't sound complicated at all. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif

[JediBendu]

do you have Photoshop open now?

[Javen]

bump.

[Siamese Sith]

Ok Javen,
See my avatar, it consists of 4 layers. Each Darth is from a different pic, what I did was simply erase all the background stuff around each Darth (follow Jedi Bendu's instructions on erasing techniques). I made the erased background transparent and then layered each image on top of each other in the designated compostion space.

[Javen]

Ok I will do that. I also took Anakins head and put it on Vaders body and it looked good except for one thing. There was a white space around the head where the other head use to be.

[JediBendu]

simple way is just to use the airbrush tool to fill it in, sampling the colour around it

[JediBendu]

before you insert the new head that is style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif

[Siamese Sith]

JB's correct again! There's a rubber stamp tool that allows you to "copy" a color or area and "stamp" it in another. A good example is if you wanted to take a picture os a field of wild flowers (you fruit) and there was a naked guy leaping in the middle of your pic, use the rubber stamp to "copy a section of the pic with just flowers and then just stamp over the naked dude. It's an easy way to edit some images style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif

[JediBendu]

I would have stamped a crowd from the Oscars over the flowers and kept the streaker style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif

[Darth Vegas]

Alright here you go Javen:

[Javen]

Cool that's simple enogh.

[Darth Vegas]

Other than that, everything else is best learned on your own, jsut play around with the different color and lighting options, and the different filters, you'll get the hang of it.

[Javen]

My first Photoshop Pic...DarthDubya

[Darth Vegas]

Hehehe, nice Javen, you see, you can do it. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif

[Javen]

Bump

[JediBendu]

do you think you could do the red and black tatoo's? It would look pumped!!

[JediJaina]

I'm just curious, what are the improvements with Photoshop 7? I have Photoshop 6 at the moment.

[Darth Vegas]

Nothing really, they're virtually the same.

[Javen]

Originally posted by JediBendu@Apr 3 2003, 11:10 AM
do you think you could do the red and black tatoo's? It would look pumped!!
I will defnitley give it a try. So should I get rid of his Cowboy hat, or leave it?

[Darth Vegas]

Leave it, cause without it it takes away from the "Dubya".

[Aurra Sing]

Hey I just got photoshop 7 too...I want to know how I can shrink a person to make it look like its sitting on a mushroom and if you can add like..sparkly effects like pixie dust?

[Darth Vegas]

Make sure you have the layer you want higlighted, and go to edit, and then "free transform" and then hit the check at the top when your done.

[Aurra Sing]

Is there anyway you can explain that a little easier..?

[Aurra Sing]

and can you also tell me how to start simple animations? Sorry I only had Adobe Photoshop LE, this is new to me, yet the same. I know I can do a lot more with Photoshop 7.0 though

[Darth Vegas]

You can't do animation on Photoshop.

However, you can make the frames on Phtoshop by altering the same pic over and over again slightly. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif

Use bluring effects, lighting effects, and resize images and things like that.

It's all depends on your imagination.

You can use the same tools to do get different effects, there's almost no limit.

[Darth Vegas]

Originally posted by Aurra Sing@Apr 5 2003, 11:10 PM
Is there anyway you can explain that a little easier..?
That's just cut and dry.

You have a pic you want to resize, you make sure you ahve it selected, and go to edit, and hit free transform and then when your done altering it, you hit the check symbol at the top.

[Aurra Sing]

Yes I got that. That is too bad about the animating. I thought you could do that. what programs can you do that in, do you know?

Thanks by the way!

[Darth Vegas]

Yeah no prob.

You can do animation on Adobe Premiere, use Photoshop to alter the pics, and then Premiere put em sequence in a GIF animation or any other format, and add different effects.

It's what I use.

If you got Kazaa you can download it from their. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif

[Aurra Sing]

tee hee, that is what i used.

[Aurra Sing]

Question! What are the differences of Photoshop LE and Photoshop 7.0?

[JediJaina]

I've never heard of Photoshop LE before.

I currently have Photoshop 6. I play around with it, but I am no expert. If anyone here has any cool links with regards to Photoshop, that would be useful. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif

[Javen]

Here is a new (of many I have yet posted)pics I have made. Why is Luke so scared of a Guitar.?Because Sand People will rock your world!

[Aurra Sing]

Nice Javen, you need to show me some tricks.

[Javen]

Originally posted by Aurra Sing@Apr 14 2003, 03:28 PM
Nice Javen, you need to show me some tricks.
What version do you have?

And what do you want too learn. It took me constantly messing with it until I learned the stuff I know. So I am still learning.

[JediJaina]

Originally posted by Javen+Apr 14 2003, 04:32 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Javen @ Apr 14 2003, 04:32 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'> <!--QuoteBegin-Aurra Sing@Apr 14 2003, 03:28 PM
Nice Javen, you need to show me some tricks.
What version do you have?

And what do you want too learn. It took me constantly messing with it until I learned the stuff I know. So I am still learning. [/b][/quote]
That's been most of my learning process with Photoshop. Trial and error.

[Aurra Sing]

I have photoshop 7.0

[Darth Drew]

I do too.

[Darth Vegas]

I need a new mouse, there's so much dust in my house, it's Vegas, I live in the desert, what can I say.

I need an optical cordless mouse, then I'd be making alot better images.