Photoshop 6.0 Background Tips?
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I am playing with a trial copy of this and have a question.
How do I insert one picture into another??
ie. I have erased the background back to the chequered pattern and want to place another picture, as background, underneath it - so that the background is replaced - I know it must be easy, but I am a little thick!!
Any help ....................... pleeeeeeeeeeeeese?
Pete
How do I insert one picture into another??
ie. I have erased the background back to the chequered pattern and want to place another picture, as background, underneath it - so that the background is replaced - I know it must be easy, but I am a little thick!!
Any help ....................... pleeeeeeeeeeeeese?
Pete
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Add a new layer, paste your background pic there. Send this layer to the back.
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I don't have PS6 - I use 5.0LE - but I'm guessing it's the same:
If you want to have part of one picture appear behind another and to show through, first you need to get both pictures onto separate leyers. The easiest way is to start with a blank image of the right size, then open each of the others in turn, select all and copy them both into the new image. You should now have an image with a white background, and two layers on top. To get them the right way round, you can drag the layers around (just click and drag in the layers dialogue, or use the menu option Layers>Arrange>Send Backward).
Rather than erasing part of the top image to let the other one show through, use a layer mask instead. It's less destructive and unforgiving of mistakes!
Select the top layer and choose Layer>Add Layer Mask>Reveal All. This adds a mask to the layer which will allow you to choose which bits you want to be transparent and which are to be opaque. Now click on the layer mask itself (in the layers dialogue, the white box that's appeared next to the thumbnail of that layer). Choose black as your foreground colour, and use the paintbrush (or whatever other tool you prefer) to paint the mask in black. See how the bottom layer starts to show through? You can also ALT-click on the layer mask to see exactly what shape the mask is.
Further tip: usually it's easier to put one image on top of the other and mask out its edges, than it is to make a transparent 'hole' in a layer to let other layers beneath it show through.
Andy.
If you want to have part of one picture appear behind another and to show through, first you need to get both pictures onto separate leyers. The easiest way is to start with a blank image of the right size, then open each of the others in turn, select all and copy them both into the new image. You should now have an image with a white background, and two layers on top. To get them the right way round, you can drag the layers around (just click and drag in the layers dialogue, or use the menu option Layers>Arrange>Send Backward).
Rather than erasing part of the top image to let the other one show through, use a layer mask instead. It's less destructive and unforgiving of mistakes!
Select the top layer and choose Layer>Add Layer Mask>Reveal All. This adds a mask to the layer which will allow you to choose which bits you want to be transparent and which are to be opaque. Now click on the layer mask itself (in the layers dialogue, the white box that's appeared next to the thumbnail of that layer). Choose black as your foreground colour, and use the paintbrush (or whatever other tool you prefer) to paint the mask in black. See how the bottom layer starts to show through? You can also ALT-click on the layer mask to see exactly what shape the mask is.
Further tip: usually it's easier to put one image on top of the other and mask out its edges, than it is to make a transparent 'hole' in a layer to let other layers beneath it show through.
Andy.
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