Re: superimpose

On 28 Feb 2008 01:19:00 GMT, noone@xxxxxxxx (Hunt) wrote:

In article <13nrpapgagc3n1c@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, hergy@xxxxxx says...

Hi.

is it possible to superimpose two images in CS3?

Hergy

A lot depends on exactly how you wish to superimpose the images. Photoshop can
do almost anything. If it's one head on another body, Open both images. Select
the head from one. It doesn't need to be too precise, just use the Lasso and
keep it rough. Ctrl-c (Copy), then click on the other Image, and hit Ctrl-v
(Paste). This will come in as a new Layer. Click on the Layer Mask icon at the
bottom of the Layers Palette. Make the Layer Mask active (line around it) and
hit D to get the colors as black/white. Grab the Paintbrush Tool and start
"painting" around the head. The outter section will start to disappear. Change
the size of the brush with the "[" and "]" keys, and continue painting. Hair
is tricky and takes a lot of work. When you get to the final touchup of the
Layer Mask, use a tiny soft brush. Since you are painting on a Layer Mask, if
you make a mistake, hit the "x" button to change colors and paint back, what
you removed (or hit Ctrl-Z) to Undo.

Finally, Save_As a PSD with the Layers, then Save_As whatever you need. You
may have to Flatten (Layers Palette little arrow at the top right) the Layers,
depending on which format you choose.

General superimposition is similar to this. Layer Masks are non-destructive,
so you can always remove them, or edit them and not hurt the image(s).

Hope this gets you started.

Hunt


I ran across this beginner's page
http://picman0.googlepages.com/home that explains how to add a face to
a different body. It seems to do an okay job explaining the process
using text and pictures.

Talker
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