Manip school: Tutorial 2 - The Couple
Since the response to my first manip tutorial was so overwhelming I've decided to do a few more. Or at least one more. :P This is tutorial number two and it focuses on placing two people next to each other in a picture. Please note that tutorial one was easier than this tutorial (maybe a 5 on a scale from 1 to 10, while this is a 6 or 7) and
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*lol* It is a lot of work, but not that much work. When you've started to get the hang of all the tools it doesn't take that long time. It's just a lot of steps.
The cloning stamp! Oh, it's my favourite tool in Photoshop but not the easiest to explain! I found a great tutorial on just this tool over here that I think you should look at. It's a video and really neat. :)
Masking then... I use layer masks when I want to remove (erase) something in a picture (for example the background) instead of using the eraser tool. The neat thing about a mask is that it makes the parts you want to remove 'invisible' instead of erased. If you change your mind you can always get your full image back by deleting your mask. Are you with me?
You add a mask by clicking on the mask icon which looks like this:
and is located at the bottom of the layer window. By clicking on this a white box, the mask, will appear next to your selected layer (in the list of layers). If you have the mask selected, and paint with a black brush on your pic, this brush will work as an eraser. Using a white brush will make the parts you masked appear again.
Okay, was that an understandable mini-tut? *g* I suggest you experiment a bit and I think you'll learn how it works. :)
I also dont get how u can do this-- I have extracted the hand, moved it so that it is the top layer and positioned it on Jensen's shoulder.
I extracted the hand just like I extracted Jensen in the beginning... Is it the part about moving the layer that you're wondering about? Because to move a layer so it is the one on top, you simply drag and drop it to the top of your list in the layers box.
Hope hat answered all of you questions. :)
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Thats so cool and for that, I'm adding u to my f-list *g* No problemo, dear, and welcome to the flist. Be warned though, I make wincesty art sometimes, (but it's never rated higher than pg-13.)
However, I still dont get how u drag the selection from the bottom layer to the top..coz I did it and no difference.
Okay, so I do this in two steps, first I select the area I want as a new layer. By right clicking on my canvas I get an option to copy it onto a new layer (my PS is in Swedish so I can't tell you exactly what it says). Now I've got a new layer above my base. If I select this one in my list of layers and drag and drop it onto the top of the list, it should work for you.
And I forgot one more thing, how do u tilt your pic?
Have the layer you want to tilt selectecd, press [ctrl] and [T] on your keyboard. A box appears around the object in your layer. If you hover your marker over the corners you'll see arrows which will let you tilt it.
Hope that helps! :)
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And yes, I can see the tilt box thing but..one prob- how do u tilt it without stretching it?
Well, when you press [ctrl] + [T] a new toolbar appears underneath the "File", "Edit" etc menu. If you press the button that looks like this:
the image will not strech when you tilt it or when you resize it (if you're using the arrows in the corners)
Cool! I'll have a look at your manips! :)
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