Photoshop Vector Elipses March 30 2006
I just learned a little trick from Miro on how to create lovely ellipses with a nice thick border in Photoshop.
Here are the steps :
1. Create a new fill layer (Layers -> New Fill Layer)
2. Change the opacity of the fill layer so you can see everything in the background (50% should do)
3. Select the Ellipse tool from the Vector Tool Basket
4. Create a perfect circle (Hold Shift while drawing)
5. Select and copy and paste the path (you won’t see the new path but it’ll be there and selected)
6. Transform the path (Ctrl-T) and use specific measures (e.g. H: 80%, …
Colour Range Selections with Photoshop April 07 2005
Suppose you have an image that has an object on an background. If the background image is somewhat different than the image in the foreground (colour wise) then you can select by colour range. This technique I have found to be very useful when removing backgrounds from objects. The basic steps are as follows:
1. Select the colour range tool (Select Menu -> Color Range…)
2. In the Color Range dialog, change the select ion preview to “Quick Mask”
3. Use the eyedropper tool from the Color Range dialog to select the initial colour you want to select.
4. Use the …
Photoshop Transparencies with Embedded Clipping Paths March 30 2005
I was just introduced to clipping paths in Photoshop. It seems that JPEGs and possibly other forms of non-photoshop files can have embedded clipping paths. These paths allow you to remove the backgrounds from images and create a transparent background. This will only work if the image has a defined clipping path!
How do you know if your image has an embedded clipping path? Open then JPEG file in Photoshop and turn on “Paths.” If the image has an embedded clipping path then a path will show up.
Here are the steps to …
Upper arc shape with bottom outline November 02 2004
1. layer -> New -> Layer from background
2. Rectangle tool (w/ Paths selected, not shape layers : upper left)
3. drag box across the top of the screen
4. direct selection tool
5. click on border of box
6. pen tool
7. create a point on the box on the bottom border
8. direct selection tool
9. drag point up to create an ARC
10. Create new layer
11. Layer add vector mask
12. paint bucket, fill shape
13. direct selection tool, select arc
14. Ctrl-C (copy)
15. Create new layer (Ctrl-N)
16. Paste (Ctrl-V)
17. Select brush size (size = 3px)
18. right click on new arc
19. stroke path -> brush
Rounded Corners August 13 2004
If you have a square image in photoshop and you want rounded corners, here is the easiest method!
1. click and hold on the shapes tool (it might say Rectangle tool)
2. select “rounded rectagle tool” (Make sure “Paths” is selected in the upper left hand corner)
3. drag a rounded rectangle over the area
4. right click and choose “Make Selection”
5. Now you can Ctrl-X to cut the original out, delete the layer and paste it back in with rounded corners!