(Help) Can someone teach me how to do this in Photoshop 7?

On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 15:44:23 -0500, "Jon J. Yeager" wrote:

Assuming you’re talking about the frame. In simplest terms, that one looks like a photo [the owl] pasted over a background [the frame uneven edges], then selectively erased portions of the foreground to let the background come thru.

How to make the frame ?
looks to me like a layer of gray with the cloud filter on top of a white background. 3 layers so far.
white background = layer 1
gray frame = layer 2
owl photo = layer 3.
Then just use the eraser [selected brush, experiment to taste, but probably about 9] ,on the gray layer till satisfied.
Then move to the owl layer and same method erase with your choice of brush.

additional comment. Gray layer might be a point sample of 5×5 of the owls background.
also a wrinkle texture to the gray layer.

If that’s not simple enough, holler.

Can someone teach me how to do this?
http://www.autofx.com/gallery_pages/pgegallery_files/12_smal l.jpg
While my experience with Photoshop is senior enough, my achilles’ heel has always been brush effects. I’ve evaded using the brush my whole life. But now, I decided to tackle the problem head-on. So explain it to me like I’m a 5 year old. 🙂

Many many thanks to anyone taking the time…

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Husky wrote:

Then just use the eraser [selected brush, experiment to taste, but probably about 9] ,on the gray layer till satisfied.
Then move to the owl layer and same method erase with your choice of brush.

Husky,

Erase. Eraser. Do you even know how to use masks?

Look at the answers the same OP got with the same question in: comp.graphics.apps.photoshop

@OP: that’s why cross-posting was invented

In article <ad809$41b643b7$3e3be867$>,
says…

Look at the answers the same OP got with the same question in: comp.graphics.apps.photoshop

@OP: that’s why cross-posting was invented

I agree completely, but it surprising how many come out of the woodwork to lambast anyone who X-posts, when it is totally on-topic in each NG.

Hunt

Hunt wrote:

In article <ad809$41b643b7$3e3be867$>,
says…

Look at the answers the same OP got with the same question in: comp.graphics.apps.photoshop

@OP: that’s why cross-posting was invented

I agree completely, but it surprising how many come out of the woodwork to lambast anyone who X-posts, when it is totally on-topic in each NG.
Hunt

I took the OP more time to copypaste the text of his question to a new post, than it would have taken him to add the other NG.

V1nc3nt wrote:

Hunt wrote:

In article <ad809$41b643b7$3e3be867$>,
says…

Look at the answers the same OP got with the same question in: comp.graphics.apps.photoshop

@OP: that’s why cross-posting was invented

I agree completely, but it surprising how many come out of the woodwork to lambast anyone who X-posts, when it is totally on-topic in each NG.

Hunt

I took the OP more time to copypaste the text of his question to a new post, than it would have taken him to add the other NG.

"IT" took the OP…..

I took nothing, I swear!

"V1nc3nt" wrote in message

Hunt wrote:

In article <ad809$41b643b7$3e3be867$>,
says…

Look at the answers the same OP got with the same question in: comp.graphics.apps.photoshop

@OP: that’s why cross-posting was invented

I agree completely, but it surprising how many come out of the woodwork to lambast anyone who X-posts, when it is totally on-topic in each NG.
Hunt

I took the OP more time to copypaste the text of his question to a new post, than it would have taken him to add the other NG.

Not sure what you guys are inferring. If by OP you mean me, then I *did* cross-post to all relevant Photoshop groups I could find. Go see the original message. But I can’t control if the person replying will do so to all the groups or just the one they saw it in.

Off to read the other responses now. 🙂

Jon J. Yeager wrote:

"V1nc3nt" wrote in message

Hunt wrote:

In article <ad809$41b643b7$3e3be867$>,
says…

Look at the answers the same OP got with the same question in: comp.graphics.apps.photoshop

@OP: that’s why cross-posting was invented

I agree completely, but it surprising how many come out of the woodwork to lambast anyone who X-posts, when it is totally on-topic in each NG.
Hunt

I took the OP more time to copypaste the text of his question to a new post, than it would have taken him to add the other NG.

Not sure what you guys are inferring. If by OP you mean me, then I *did* cross-post to all relevant Photoshop groups I could find. Go see the original message. But I can’t control if the person replying will do so to all the groups or just the one they saw it in.

Off to read the other responses now. 🙂

Sorry. I see you’re right; It was husky, the destruction man. 🙂

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says…

"V1nc3nt" wrote in message

Hunt wrote:

In article <ad809$41b643b7$3e3be867$>,
says…

Look at the answers the same OP got with the same question in: comp.graphics.apps.photoshop

@OP: that’s why cross-posting was invented

I agree completely, but it surprising how many come out of the woodwork to lambast anyone who X-posts, when it is totally on-topic in each NG.
Hunt

I took the OP more time to copypaste the text of his question to a new post, than it would have taken him to add the other NG.

Not sure what you guys are inferring. If by OP you mean me, then I *did* cross-post to all relevant Photoshop groups I could find. Go see the original message. But I can’t control if the person replying will do so to all the groups or just the one they saw it in.

Off to read the other responses now. 🙂

Why yes you did – it’s in the header info, that I have to "ask" my news reader to let me see. It does appear that a respondent did not want the reply X- posted (I still do not get that mindset, on on-topic posts to relevant NG’s). In my humble estimation, I think you did things the preferred way.

Question, did you get the answer that you needed?

Hunt

"Hunt" wrote in message

Why yes you did – it’s in the header info, that I have to "ask" my news reader
to let me see. It does appear that a respondent did not want the reply X- posted (I still do not get that mindset, on on-topic posts to relevant NG’s).
In my humble estimation, I think you did things the preferred way.
Question, did you get the answer that you needed?

I’ve yet to try it (plan to this weekend) but while I’m here, I thought I’d also ask about this…

http://images.comicbookresources.com/litg/singularity.jpg

That grungy background… those strokes and stuff… is there a library somewhere where one can use textures like these? Again, I’m only referring to the background motifs.

Thanks.

Try a google search for frame actions.

I remember seeing an action for this a few years back, and was free to download. It may have even been on the Adobe site somewhere. I really can’t remember.

"Jon J. Yeager" wrote in message

Can someone teach me how to do this?
http://www.autofx.com/gallery_pages/pgegallery_files/12_smal l.jpg
While my experience with Photoshop is senior enough, my achilles’ heel has always been brush effects. I’ve evaded using the brush my whole life. But now, I decided to tackle the problem head-on. So explain it to me like I’m

a

5 year old. 🙂

Many many thanks to anyone taking the time…

This might get you close: http://tnphoto.com/tutor_b.html

The particular effect you referenced looks like real brush strokes. If that’s the look you want, paint black paint over white mount board and scan it. In Photoshop use image>Adjustments>Threshold to make it pure black and white. Drag the painted image over your photo to make a new layer. Set the blend mode of the paint layer to Lighten. You’re there!

Tom Nelson
Tom Nelson Photography

"Jon J. Yeager" wrote in message

Can someone teach me how to do this?
http://www.autofx.com/gallery_pages/pgegallery_files/12_smal l.jpg
While my experience with Photoshop is senior enough, my achilles’ heel has always been brush effects. I’ve evaded using the brush my whole life. But now, I decided to tackle the problem head-on. So explain it to me like I’m

a

5 year old. 🙂

Many many thanks to anyone taking the time…