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bree (sobreewhatsup) wrote in rp_tutorials,
@ 2010-12-28 21:51:00

I have a question and was wondering if anyone could help?

Does anyone know how to manipulate two photos together? I've tried, and I can do them when it's just a white backdrop on both photos, but anything else I fail at. Is there a tutorial somewhere?

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sobreewhatsup
2010-12-29 11:20 pm UTC (link)

Thank you so much! I got photoshop for Christmas when I got my bamboo (which was broken :/). Anyway! I've been trying to figure it out on my own, in another program, but it just wasn't working. So I was going to attempt photoshop and wasn't too sure what to do. The photos are another problem of mine. How do you line them up, when they aren't the full photos? Also, does it matter if they have similar background, or can they be different as long as they are both indoors/outdoors? And another question. What about size? If they aren't the same size?

I've been using these as testers.

Again thank you sooo much, and if it's alright, I'll add your journal? In case I have more questions. :)

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	sobreewhatsup 2010-12-29 11:40 pm UTC (link)
	I forgot to ask, what does the clipping path tool look like? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

barrel_of_pbs
2010-12-30 01:22 am UTC (link)

I captured several videos from my desktop this afternoon, going through the process of clipping paths and photo manipulation from start to finish. I felt awful that I couldn't speed up the production of the written tutorial, but I figured that a video would be just as helpful, if not more. I'm converting them from AVI now, and I should have a video for you within the hour (Computer willing).

While you wait:

The Clipping tool is just the "Pen Tool" (Keyboard shortcut "P"). Go to "Window" > "Path". It will bring up the path window. In the lower right corner, click the "Create New Path" button, and it should create a new layer in that window that says "Path 1". Then zoom into the image and trace the outline of your subject. Once you have a full silhouette and have closed the open path, right-click on your path layer, and select "Make Selection", accept the settings, and you have your subject in a clean/clear image to move as you like. Below are some images from my unfinished tutorial, but should help you get the gist of things while the video/complete tutorial is in progress.

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You can absolutely friend this journal! PM it anytime, or send me an email to barrel.of.pbs@gmail.com -- If you have gtalk, you can IM me at the same address.

"The photos are another problem of mine. How do you line them up, when they aren't the full photos?"

When I don't have a full photo, I do a similar thing: Instead of lining them up at the feet, I resize the top layer using the subject's head for reference.

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Then I just move Elisabeth down to where she looks "right". It's all very subjective, but if you play around, you'll get the general idea of what works. Our eyes are trained by magazines, tv, movies... you can always tell when something just looks out of place.

"Also, does it matter if they have similar background, or can they be different as long as they are both indoors/outdoors?"

The indoors/outdoors thing is my personal preference. Sunlight and artificial lighting are so different, and often don't mesh well. The backgrounds can be as different as you like, as long as you can clearly see where the subject ends, and where the background begins.

"What about size? If they aren't the same size?"

If they aren't the same size, I just put the larger image on top of the smaller one, and just resize using either the head or the feet for scale reference. Your Victoria Secret models for example, I dragged the blonde into the brunette's image.

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	sobreewhatsup 2010-12-30 02:14 am UTC (link)
	I don't have that. Could it possibly be named something else? I have photoshop 8. Other then that I understand what you are saying now! Before I was a bit lost. I do have g-mail! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	barrel_of_pbs 2010-12-30 02:22 am UTC (link)
	Also, I'm logged into Gtalk with my journal email- so if you want, PM me there <3 (Reply to this) (Parent)

	sobreewhatsup 2010-12-30 02:33 am UTC (link)
	I'm totally spamming you, lol. I have it, it was named something else, the Lasso Tool? I looks the same. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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