Photoshop 101

Very good pixilater.
couple of other tools that will help in the process
you can feather the edge of the lasso to reduce "jaggies"
Smudge, dodge and burn tools are also wonderful to play with.
you can also pretty well match the graininess of the photo backgroud by aplying a guassian noise filter (color/monochrome - depending)

wibhi2, I usually zoom in close enough to see the pixels, and stay inside the "transition line." You can also add grain with the filter "grain." After I have merged the layers, I usually use the airbrush blur tool, at about 25% to soften the edges. I'm lucky in that my camera takes pictures at 2272 x 1704, at 180 pixels/ inch. When I desaturate, I don't go to grayscale. Instead, I use Image- Adjust- Hue & Saturation at -100. That way, when you pirnt, your printer is still receiving an RGB or CMYK image, usually leaving the print with a neutral hue. At least, that's what works on my printer ( Epson Stylus Photo 820 ). I had to do 3 semesters of photo (B & W) so I like to stay away from the burn & dodge tools (too many darkroom nightmares !) I love playing with Photoshop, don't you ? It gives my older models life, and a reason for completing those on which I'm working ! Thank you, friend. Pix.

Thanks for adjusting the size of the text, Pix...it was still just a tad to wide, but i just manually printed on what was omitted in the sizing. Looks very technical, cuz i havent had three semesters of your education. Dont know if i will be able to figure it all out or not.,

huskerguy, I'm here at the other side of the internet, just a post away. Please feel free to ask any question on this topic, or e-mail me. I will respond. I'd like to see as many people as possible take advantage of this wonderful tool. Armor, car, and figure modellers can build dioramas of their kits in their natural environment. We, as aircraft builders, are usually limited to a tarmac or Aircraft Carrier deck. Before Photoshop, we could only imagine what our models would look like in THEIR natural environment, the air. Now we can share our imagination with others. What a wonderful time to be an aircraft modeller ! ! ! I will answer any and all questions, I keep no secrets of " how I do it." Pix.

Yeah pix.
I love playing in PS. Between creating textures for my 3d models and photo composites for my Architectural rendering work - I have alot of fun with it.

PIX
One tool I find unbeatable is the 'clone' tool.
I have not used the lasso since I discovered it.
In 7.0 you can clone from other pictures( a friends wedding got a flypast from a B17 and a P40)

Well, oggy, looks like Adobe will be prying some more money out of my pocket. Using the lasso is the only part of the entire operation that can become maddening quickly (ever left-click in a place that you didn't want an anchor ?) I asked a friend of mine at my college if the upgrade was worth it, and he told me that the only real difference was the web options. So much for not investigating it myself. Sometimes I learn the hard way. Anyone else ?

If only I had Photoshop, I'd have a new career...


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