photoshop help

[jakejake28]

uh, i have two images, both 24 by 8. they are sved as two separete files (psd i believe). one has a white background, the other is full color. can i get the one in color layered behind the other one, with the white ones images layered above the color?

edit: i forgot, how do i change the dpi?


--BINGO! Either that, or I was attempting to say "before" but it was too many letters to type-- photoshop, i was big on paint

[Pixelhugger]

To change dpi go to IMAGE menu > Image Size and adjust dpi there.

To layer an image:

1) open image #1(which will be the BACKGROUND)
2) open image #2
3) from the LAYERS palette of image #2 drag its layer(s) onto the open image #1 canvas. If you hold shift while doing this it will automatically place the image in #1 relative to where it was in #2.
4) image #1's layers palette will now contain it's original layer(s) and whatever you dragged over on top.
5) to delete the white (if I'm understanding you correctly) click on it with the MAGIC WAND selection tool and hit delete. Depending on the complexities of your image this may result in jagginess along the edge where the white was deleted. You can also use the eraser tool to remove the white more precisely.

Does this help/make sense?

[mahuti]

To change the DPI you go to image > image size >  then adjust the DPI at will. Upresing won't get you better quality, though.

As far as layering, you have to use the layer pallette. If you don't want to see the white background on the other one, you will need to remove it by hand using eraser, or remove it with a selection created by using the marquee tool or magic wand tool, or by select > color range and choosing white. If first piece is the "background" and Photoshop won't let you move files below it,  just duplicate the background into a new layer... then you can change its layer order at will.

[jakejake28]

ah, thank you very much. i miss the learning curve of paint

[jakejake28]

hey is there any other way to trace the foreground images than using the eraser. with hi res images, it's taking me a helluva time to get almost decent results. i want good results, with easier to work than that damn eraser.  

[mahuti]

If you have knowledge of bezier curve tools (Illustrator, Freehand) you can use the pen tool in illustrator to make very precise vector outlines which you can then make a selection out of. There are some other tracing tools that Photoshop has but I dont' like them and haven't used them enough to remember what they are off of the top of my head.

[zorg]

There are some other tracing tools that Photoshop has but I dont' like them and haven't used them enough to remember what they are off of the top of my head.

there's the same tool in photoshop. The mighty pen tool in photoshop has a feature very helpfull. it allows you to visualize where the curve will go. it' really helpfull.
with some experiment using this, jumping to illustrator is easiest.

[DarkFOG]

Click on the white part with the magic wand and make sure to turn on anti-aliasing.  The press delete.

If you still have some white controur left with that then undo your changes and try instead upping the tolerance of the magic wand from 0 to something like 4, 8, 16 or even 32 before making the selection and deleting. Remember to leave the anti-aliasing on. If your image has a controur with a good contrast to the white background then you will get great result with that.

hey is there any other way to trace the foreground images than using the eraser. with hi res images, it's taking me a helluva time to get almost decent results. i want good results, with easier to work than that damn eraser.  

[Frostillicus]

Also, if the image has a high enough contrast between the part you want to lose and the part you want to keep, you could try the magnetic lasso (has a little horshoe magnet on the icon).  There are some tolerance settings to mess with, and that works for some people.  

I almost always just use quick mask though.

[AceTKK]

Just in case you aren't confused enough, you can also use the extract function on the image with the white background (edit->extract) to pull out the graphic you want and then just drop the layer onto the other image.

-Ace-

[jakejake28]

oh dear lord. well, i guess i either have a lot of work ahead of me, or i can't have that pocket fighter themed marquee. decisions, decisions.


oh. thank you all. maybe some of those shortcuts will save me some time.

[crashdmj]

JakeJake someone made a cab recently with homemade re-drawn (I believe) Pocket fighters and they looked awesome, maybe you can contact the creator and use his. Ill try to find a link for ya.
Derek

edit* Ok it was waveryder who had the cab, its under projects called: Neverland Complete! (pics)

Hope any of this helps