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Posted on 06/01/08 9:00:32 PM |
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David Fitz
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Adding Shadow Under Photograph
On page 300 (CS3) under the topic "Simulating Old Photographs," in point number 3 Chaplin says, "Load up the selection of the photo layer, and apply some feathering..." What does the expression Load up the selection..." mean? I know what selections are and how to make selections, but the phrase "load up" (in the context of this project) is not clear. What does this mean? |
Posted on 07/01/08 08:06:14 AM |
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David Asch
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Re: Adding Shadow Under Photograph
Welcome to the forum, David. To load up a selection: hold ctrl (PC)/cmd (Mac) and click the layer's thumbnail. The different options are explained further in earlier chapters. By the way, Steve's surname is Caplin. David _________________ A happy-go-lucky chap, always dressed in black |
Posted on 09/01/08 7:05:54 PM |
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dgfitzpatrick
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Re: Adding Shadow Under Photograph
Have you actually tried to do the entire exercise ("Simulating Old Photographs") on page 300? There are many steps not documented that are not easily guessed. I HAVE READ THE PREVIOUS CHAPTERS, PARTICULARLY ON SELECTIONS AND WARP. And yet i am unable to fill in the missing steps. for instance, there is no mention of "deselect" and yet i know that this and other unmentioned things need to happen. can you provide me with the detailed steps to make this work. PS. i am an experienced PS user but the instructions given in this exercise are too vague. |
Posted on 09/01/08 8:04:37 PM |
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David Asch
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Re: Adding Shadow Under Photograph
OK, I've just run through the technique: there are a few minor omissions but nothing that couldn't be overcome. 2. The sample image has already been cut down to size so ignore that. Follow the step but when you get to the part of filling the selection, lock the layer transparency by pressing the forward slash key /, otherwise it will fill the entire area - this is purely because the image already comprises 2 layers, the photo already being smaller than the document. Remember to unlock the layer afterwards (press / again). 3. As per the book but deselect after filling the selection. 4. As per the book 5 and 6. As per the book _________________ A happy-go-lucky chap, always dressed in black |
Posted on 09/01/08 8:33:55 PM |
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steve hill
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Re: Adding Shadow Under Photograph
I have also just run through the page and found no real problems that a little thought did not overcome, I believe this is the way the book is written, I have found that I have learnt more this way than from books and tutorials written in parrot fashion |
Posted on 10/01/08 00:21:05 AM |
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dgfitzpatrick
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Re: Adding Shadow Under Photograph
whoa, not so fast. sorry that i appear to be so dense, but there are several things that happens in step 2 of your explanation that i don't get. here's what i did in step 2: i used the rectangle selection tool to select an area about half inch from the edge, then did an inverse. so now i have 2 sets of marching ants. and then i fill with gray. question. why do i need to lock the layer since the fill area is already confined to the area at the edge between the marching ants, and second, at this point, i only have one layer, not two. where in step 1 or 2 (either in your instructions or Caplin's) was a second layer created? you also allude to the document being larger than the photo. in what step did that occur? what directions made that happen? |
Posted on 10/01/08 08:30:57 AM |
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David Asch
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Re: Adding Shadow Under Photograph
There are two layers in the example image: the background and the photo itself. The photo is smaller than the document so if you don't lock its transparent pixels this happens: 
What you actually want is this: 
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