"Steve Pressman" wrote in message
I would like to know if it is possible to cut an image of say my little
girl
and then insert in on a different background. If so how???
I guess just like they do on the TV with the blue backgrounds.
Thx in advance
Steve
This is where selection tools come in handy. The basic selection tools are the Marquee tools (Elliptical, Rectangular, Row & Column), the Lasso Tool (plus Polygon & Magnetic), the Magic Wand tool, and the Pen Tool, which offers more than mere selection. You can use these tools individually or in combination to make a selection around your daughter.
It’s best to do this in a highly zoomed view so you can make the selection more accurately. If you come to the edge of your screen and are wondering how to continue, just press your space bar and slide the "canvas" to make visible the parts that were out of bounds.After making a selection, you can switch between the tools and then press SHFT to add to your current selection or press ALT to subtract from it.
Once you have your selection you can do a couple of things. You can copy and paste, or cut and paste the selection of your daughter into a new layer in the same file or into a new layer in a different file. Your application probably demands a different file.
Another idea would be to click on the Layer Mask icon at the bottom of the Layers Palette. This will make invisible the area outside the selection of your daughter. If you find some areas that need fixing, you can add to the masked area (make more parts hidden) by using your Brush Tool or reveal hidden parts by using your Eraser. To do this correctly, you need to click on the Layer Mask in the layers palette, which will give you a small Layer Mask icon next to the eye for that layer. You can drag the entire layer from the layers Palette to a new file and the layer mask will ride along.
Once you have your daughter moved to the new background, you may find it necessary to adjust the size and color. Pressing CTRL+T will allow the image to be resized, but be sure to hold the SHFT key to constrain proportions and transform the size by dragging only by a corner. Getting the correct color may be a bit more difficult, but you should be able to play with the assorted correction tools under Image > Adjust to fix either the color of your daughter or the background. This is often a necessary step especially if the two images were shot under different lighting conditions, i.e.., indoors or outdoors.
Peadge 🙂
