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Jan 29, 2004
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Hi,

I am very new to PS (I have CS) and am trying to get my head around a few techniques. The main problem I have when searching the groups/PS Help is that I don’t really know what to "search" for.

For example, I would like to achieve something similar to the image here: http://www.sportingrarities.com/images/Sporting_rarities.gif

Not the the text, more the "cut out" image in the background. Now, I have an image, and I can get as far as extracting the image, reversing the selection and deleting the image from the layer (effectively leaving me with a cutout hole of the image). My quesiton is: how would I create the "shadow" (like the grey shading the image addressed)?

If you could just let me know the technique that this is know as it would be somewhere for me to start….?

Thanks in advance.

Kevin
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Jan 29, 2004
"Kevin Mullins" wrote in message
Hi,

I am very new to PS (I have CS) and am trying to get my head around a few techniques. The main problem I have when searching the groups/PS Help is that I don’t really know what to "search" for.
For example, I would like to achieve something similar to the image here: http://www.sportingrarities.com/images/Sporting_rarities.gif
Not the the text, more the "cut out" image in the background. Now, I have an image, and I can get as far as extracting the image, reversing the selection and deleting the image from the layer (effectively leaving me with a cutout hole of the image). My quesiton is: how would I create the "shadow" (like the grey shading the image addressed)?

The image has 3 layers, white background, cut-out above, and type above that.

There are any number of ways to do this, but here’s a quick one to try: Click on the cut-out layer (making it the active layer), and bring up the layer style dialogue (dble rt click). Dble click on stroke, set it to:outside, fill type: gradient, style: shape burst; then play from there. If the inside of the gradient does not align with your cut-out, it’s because your selection is feathered. If necessary, modify feathering to 0. (Note: layer blending options won’t work on empty selections – if the cut-out is transparent, simply fill it to match the background below it and then fire away.)

Have fun, but don’t overdo it. Simple is better, imo.

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Ian Firth
Jan 30, 2004
In article <4019510b$ says…

There are any number of ways to do this, but here’s a quick one to try:

How about just using a drop shadow layer effect, or an outer glow set to black and multiply ?

To the original poster, try reading the manual, it will do wonders.

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Ian Firth
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Jan 30, 2004
Ian Firth …
In article <4019510b$ says…

There are any number of ways to do this, but here’s a quick one to try:

How about just using a drop shadow layer effect, or an outer glow set to black and multiply ?

To the original poster, try reading the manual, it will do wonders.

Thanks for both sets of sugestions – it gives me something to start with.

Regarding the manuals, unfortunately I just don’t have the time at the minute to read through until I find what I am looking for (thats why I asked specifically what this technique was called so I would have something to start looking for).

Thanks again,

Kevin

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