Comments | _teh_steph_: Quick layer mask tutorial

teh_steph in _teh_steph_

Quick layer mask tutorial

Aug 09, 2005 09:26

I'm not sure this is the way to do it - but it IS the one and only way I know, thaught to me in school. I've used it, for example, for the icon I'm using now.

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tutorial, quick layer mask

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petitevicious August 9 2005, 09:01:36 UTC

Hm, weird. This isn't working for me in CS. :(

petitevicious August 9 2005, 09:06:59 UTC

Nevermind! Nurr. :P

teh_steph August 9 2005, 09:07:16 UTC

Ah good!

petitevicious August 9 2005, 09:11:05 UTC

Forgot to switch the black & white. Definitely an indication to go to bed, though it will be ignored. :)

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selfishlywarm August 9 2005, 11:04:42 UTC

Very nice tutorial!

Just a quick question: why use a quick layer mask, rather than a normal layer mask? Once you delete something with a quick layer mask, it's gone for good, isn't it?

teh_steph August 9 2005, 11:06:33 UTC

I use the quick layer mask so that it's fast. Also, you CAN save the selection and add and delete with the selection tools. They're there for something, no?

selfishlywarm August 9 2005, 11:15:54 UTC

What I mean is that, if you delete the background of your picture, deselect the selection, carry on with whatever you want to do, and then suddenly think "Actually, it would've looked better if I'd left that bit in", then there's not much you can do.

I always prefer normal layer masks because they seem less final, but... er... that might be because I'm a bit of a wimp. All boils down to personal preference, I s'pose!

Sorry to bother you! :)

teh_steph August 9 2005, 11:25:32 UTC

Well, you can play it smart, open the original copy of the pic you are working on, select the part you're missing, (save selection on beforehand), paste it into the document, merge those two layers, load that selection and you're kind of ready to fly again. That's how I do it.

opheliac87 August 9 2005, 16:48:23 UTC

it worked for me great tutorial

i only added the color image

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teh_steph August 9 2005, 17:04:13 UTC

I can't see the image, love, but I'm sure it's great.

opheliac87 August 9 2005, 17:16:22 UTC

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teh_steph August 9 2005, 18:01:12 UTC

*applauds*

jackzter August 9 2005, 17:31:18 UTC

Great tutorial I must admit i don't usually go to all that trouble. I usually just open up the image in a sepeate window and use the eraser tool to get rid of anything I don't want. Then resize and copy and paste to another picture. As in this

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teh_steph August 9 2005, 18:01:45 UTC

What show is this? Looks familiar ...

teh_steph August 9 2005, 18:20:31 UTC

Well, with the eraser tool, it's hit and miss, really, or so I've found. I prefer to stick to quick layer masks.

pennydreadful August 9 2005, 18:21:35 UTC

Yaayyyy!! Well now I know what I'll be doing when I get home from work :D

THANK YOU SO MUCH STEPHANINE!!!

teh_steph August 9 2005, 18:23:16 UTC

Lol. You just have fun merging/manipulating pics now, Lusa Deluise.