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Post by ken1 on Jun 26, 2016 21:21:24 GMT
It is my preference to use the magnetic lasso tool as well. Before starting out, I like to increase the overall contrast of the picture, if indicated - a judgement call. Also, note, if the tool snaps to an area outside the desired point of selection, you can go back by hitting the delete key on the keyboard. Then, click to set anchor points closer together as you go forward again.
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Post by ken1 on Jun 10, 2016 17:09:10 GMT
I agree. Calibration of the monitor should be a priority. Once that is completed, you can set things up so that the printer manages color, or PSE manages color, but not both. My equipment works best with the printer managing colors.
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Post by ken1 on Jun 5, 2016 13:33:43 GMT
Nancy,
The Shape Selection Tool and the Cookie Cutter Tool use the same libraries. If your goal is to crop to an output with a particular shape, e.g. a heart, activate the Cookie Cutter Tool. and select an all black icon for your purpose.
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Post by ken1 on May 20, 2016 16:05:48 GMT
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Post by ken1 on Apr 28, 2016 11:08:05 GMT
" Am afraid that just copying/pasting your image(s) on an image of a book won't create a realistic effect. You need to play around with the layer blending mode. And sometimes a little dodging/burning may be required."
Of course. That's what it is all about when using PSE to its full potential.
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Post by ken1 on Apr 27, 2016 23:18:34 GMT
Take a photo of an appropriately sized open book, and save the file. Open the book file in PSE, and copy/paste the images. Use the transform tool (CTRL+T)to position/skew the images to suit. Here are some ideas: pixabay.com/en/photos/open%20book/
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Post by ken1 on Apr 2, 2016 23:32:32 GMT
Suggest that you download and install Irfanview, a terrific free program - www.irfanview.com. You can open .eps files with this program, and save as JPEG, then open in PSE for processing.
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Post by ken1 on Feb 22, 2016 14:24:26 GMT
Save your button to disk and open it in PSE Editor (expert tab)
Drag the padlock on the background layer (in the layers palette) to the trash can in order to unlock it
Set up the magic wand tool with tolerance=32, contiguous unckecked
Click on background and hit delete on keyboard. ***see below
Save via File>save for web>PNG 24, transparency checked, in a folder on desktop
Close PSE
Start from scratch with your picture
Open your PNG file from step 5, and drag it onto the picture (or copy/paste). It will come in as a separate layer in the layers palette.
Position and resize to suit with move tool. If necessary, tidy up with the eraser tool.
If the background is a solid color, then the magic wand tool should work. However, if it is a complex background, then you will need to use one of the selection tools to select the foreground-button.
Again, the point is to remove the background and save in a file format which supports transparency.
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Post by ken1 on Feb 12, 2016 11:56:31 GMT
Shape selection tool was used. Thanks Glad to have been able to provide you with this work flow for your project.
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Post by ken1 on Feb 12, 2016 0:32:49 GMT
Hi, As per title I find myself wanting to use this quite a few times. I have a photo of which I need the draw/create a box/rectangle etc then just fill it using the paint bucket. Is there a simple way to do this. I'm currently doing new file then drag it into photo etc etc. Just seems long winded when if you could have something like the crop tool to draw the border then fill, done ? Set your foreground color chip to white Activate the Shape Selection Tool, which has a Rectangle Tool (Keyboard shortcut U) Drag out the white box to suit.
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Post by ken1 on Feb 10, 2016 18:05:06 GMT
You are very welcome. Glad to help and that you have been able to fix it. Sometimes it helps to blow off steam as well.
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Post by ken1 on Feb 10, 2016 0:12:58 GMT
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Post by ken1 on Jan 27, 2016 17:20:26 GMT
Try this:
Open picture file Go to Select>all. You should see "marching ants" surrounding the periphery Open a blank layer above the background layer Go to Edit>stroke(outline) selection. The color of the stroke should contrast against the background so that you can see it. Place the stroke inside. Make stroke 5-15 px (Experiment)
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Post by ken1 on Dec 6, 2015 17:38:59 GMT
You're welcome. Glad to help.
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Post by ken1 on Dec 5, 2015 20:46:06 GMT
You need 2 pictures: The one that you have with the drab sky which you wish to replace, and a picture of a "good" sky - just blue sky with clouds, nothing else on it. You can take the picture of the sky yourself, or download one from another source.
Also, familiarize yourself with the gradient tool, as we will be using this in step #7.
Open your picture (A) (File>open), and open the replacement sky picture (B)
On the sky picture (B), go to Select>all from the menu, then Edit>copy to place it on the clipboard
Go back to your picture (A), then Edit>paste. The new sky (B) should come in on a new layer
With the move tool, use the corner handles to reduce the size of the sky (B) to cover the old sky over the bridge on (A)
In the layers palette, set the blending mode of (B) to darken
Set the foreground color chip to white
Get the Gradient tool out of the toolbox, and drag a foreground to transparent, linear gradient from below up to the top of the tree line, while holding down the shift key.
With a soft white brush, at reduced opacity, gently paint the horizon a bit, as we want the horizon to be a tad lighter than the rest of the sky.
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