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[saunders73]

thanks, metaldevil i can always use some suggestions. How do i make shadows?

[saunders73]

Sorry to post again, would have edited but i am a few minutes late...
Are you guys all just using the Lasso tool to cut out the people? Because they all look like perfect cuts and mine don't...lol so is their something im missing?

[The*galloping*zebra]

My vote goes to w2kj  

but I did really like Arvarden's..

edit:
I use various ways to cut people out. Sometimes I use the pen tool to go round objects which are not very detailed (for example: A car) once I go around it I right click 'make selection' and the marching ants should appear.
or sometimes I just use the eraser tool and zoom in to whatever it is I want to cut out. Then erase the background slowly, leaving the object. I don't know if this is easier for me because I use a tablet and can get around fine detail.
Another tip, which n00bFRAGGER told me to once is to locate the blur tool and set it to something like 30%. Then go around the picture, this will make the picture appear less 'jagged' if you know what I mean.

One more thing i've recently learned was about the extract feature. It came in handy when cutting out the break dancer's afro.

[Fuzzy]

I don't know if this is really what you're looking for. I have to find the original picture. When I used to play WoW, this guy (the one pointing) who I didn't like too much posted his picture. I decided to take this picture and add it in.

[CattyKid]

QUOTE(saunders73 @ Feb 11 2006, 05:17 PM)

Sorry to post again, would have edited but i am a few minutes late...
Are you guys all just using the Lasso tool to cut out the people? Because they all look like perfect cuts and mine don't...lol so is their something im missing?

You can also use create a mask to get renders.
Search for how to mask in photoshop and you will find it easily.

[deadparrot]

QUOTE(saunders73 @ Feb 11 2006, 10:17 PM)

Sorry to post again, would have edited but i am a few minutes late...
Are you guys all just using the Lasso tool to cut out the people? Because they all look like perfect cuts and mine don't...lol so is their something im missing?

I use the magnetic and polyagonal lasso tools.

[metaldevil]

QUOTE(The*galloping*zebra @ Feb 11 2006, 05:21 PM)

I use a tablet

I keep saying that I need to get one, but I never do. This is one of those times. I need to get a tablet.

QUOTE(saunders73 @ Feb 11 2006, 04:50 PM)

How do i make shadows?

Use the same shapes for the bodies (Ctrl + click the layer). Make a new layer and fill it with black. Remove the selection (Ctrl + D). Then use the Free Transform tool (Ctrl + T) to distort and skew it. You can right click on the layer once the transform border is around it. It will give you more options such as warp and perspective. Distort and warp your shadow to follow the contours of the object it's being cast on. Once you're satisfied with your distorted shadow (don't distort too much, though), bring the fill down on that layer a good amount. Experiment with it.

You might want to also change the blend modes for different shadows (color burn, linear burn, etc.). Shadows don't always look black or gray. Most of the time, they have a lot of dark colors in them. You also need to account for distance between the body and the shadow. Shadows that are closer to the body are sharper and bolder, whereas shadows further away are blurred and translucent.

QUOTE(saunders73 @ Feb 11 2006, 05:17 PM)

Are you guys all just using the Lasso tool to cut out the people?

I use quick mask, layer masks, vector masks, various selection methods (lasso, polygonal lasso, etc.) and alpha channels to remove my subjects from their backgrounds. I never use the eraser. I find it best to be safe and have a large file size than to load my project and be unable to repair damage done by the eraser. Besides, by masking things, you can go back and correct mistakes you made long after you've closed and reopened your project.

Here's one of the things I've done in Photoshop. Here you can see I had to create shadows for the bikinis. I warped them and set their blend modes differently. I also had to account for the direction the sunlight was hitting them and for the distance between the bikinis and their shadows. I had to make their shadows more blurred than the other shadows in the picture because of the distance.




And here is the original:

[w2kj]

QUOTE(metaldevil @ Feb 11 2006, 07:52 PM)

I keep saying that I need to get one, but I never do. This is one of those times. I need to get a tablet.

What tablet do you use?  I've been looking at some.


I vote for dmanjohn.  It's pretty surrealistic.

--w2kj


  Hey saunders73; nice GS!  Is it yours?  It looks like a 1970 model?  I used to have one; I loved it!

[w2kj]

Doh! I meant The*galloping*zebra .  

GZ; what tablet do you use.

--w2kj

[The*galloping*zebra]

It's nothing fancy, it was in a sale at an Electronic store in the UK. Its pretty good considering the price, I didn't want an all singing all dancing one just yet because I know I wouldn't use it often.

I'm pretty sure it's this one

It came with a mouse aswel  

Wacom, I hear are good but they can get quite expensive  Link

[saunders73]

No the GS isn't mine, that picture is from Google Images. My Uncle has a 1970 GS though( he has a few old cars).

I added shadows to my other Photo and i made a new one. Any Feedback please?



If you want the source pictures for the new one let me know

[deakphreak]

Here are a few things ive done he he he kinda cool i think.

http://www.icp4ever....Treeinwater.jpg
http://www.icp4ever....ages/Madrox.jpg
http://www.icp4ever..../Futuristic.jpg

Here is a graveyard one i did.
http://www.icp4ever....s/graveyard.jpg

And another one i did with a shark, this one is small enough i can include the pic here.

[deakphreak]

why doesnt my graveyard pic or the shark going after the babe count?  The graveyard pic, i took a simple graveyard and put all the characters in there and changed the sky.

[metaldevil]

The*galloping*zebra

[The*galloping*zebra]