Here are a sequence of screenshots explaining what I did.  If you need clarification on any stage let me know.  Click on any of the pictures to see a larger version.

Shane

Before I go into an explanation is this the effect you are after?
You will have to click on the picture to enlarge it to see the effect beacuse the apple shape is transparent.  There are two different apples in the car door.

Shane

jenstar,

Just taking a stab here that our misunderstandings of what you want are possibly due to the terminology being used.

In this context a "template" is a flat 2D "map" representing the co-ordinates on a 3D object or "mesh".  If the original "mesh" is of a shirt for example then painting on the "template" allows you to create a "texture map" that will change the colour, pattern, add painted buttons and logos etc.  It does not allow you to change it from a long sleeve shirt to a short sleeve shirt or change the physical attributes of the "mesh".  Using your example above if you are looking for a tuxedo template then you must have the tuxedo mesh.  If you want to make the tuxedo yourself then you will need a 3D program to do this.  There are plenty of 3D programs available such as (from most expensive, give or take a few hundred dollars, to the least expensive Free:) 3D Max, Maya, Lightwave, Modo, Silo, Wings 3D, Blender.  Some of these programs have forums and galleries here at Renderosity.  None of these programs work "in" Photoshop, they are all standalone.  The workflow is - create the clothing 3D model in one of the programs I mentioned saving the mesh in the format that Second Life uses .  Create a UV Map which becomes the template, then open the template in Photoshop and paint it saving it in the .png or .tga format that Second Life uses.

So the question really is do you want to:

Create your own "mesh"?
Create your own "template" or UV Map from an existing mesh?
Paint on an existing template to create a customised "texture map"?

Shane

jenstar,

I hate giving this type of reply as it is seen as stating the obvious but have you tried a google search.  I just tried it myself using "second life clothing templates" as my search criteria and got numerous hits for downloadable templates as well as tutorials.

Attached Link: Aging Tutorial

Shane

Just look at the Sticky thread at the top of this forum called "Eye Enhancements".  I created a mini tutorial that answers your question.

Shane

You need to post a picture showing what you want to cut out because there are lots of different ways of doing this but they are dependant on the background that you need to separate your image from.

Shane

Just as an after thought (which probably should have been my first thought) is it feasible to take the jpeg image of the wings and map it to the face of a cube and place this behind your character thus getting the shadows projected directly onto your wings, and then cut and paste the result to compose your picture.  You could still use the method I described above to correct the inconsistent light source of your wings source image.

Shane

Imager is correct but you can correct this light inconsistency to an acceptable level in 2 stages.

First stage is to try and even out the light levels in the wings layer:

1. Select the wings layer, add a new level adjustment layer and then create a clipping mask to confine the level adjustments to just the wings layer.
2. Add a layer mask to the levels layer and then go to the channels tab of this layer and select the levels layer mask.
3. Select your gradient tool with a radial gradient black to white.
4. Now create your radial gradient with the starting point (first mouse click) on the brightest spot of the wings layer and the end point (second moue click) where the light levels even out.
5. Play around with the levels sliders to get as even light distribution as you can.  Don't worry if the wings layer is washed out. When your happy with the result merge these three layers.
6. Now add a second level adjustment layer (repeating step 1) above the first and adjust the sliders to bring back the colour and contrast. 

Once this is done the next stage is to add the new light source.

1. Goto Filter>Render>Lighting Effects
2. Leave the Style at Default then choose Omni as the light type
3. In your preview window move the light source to where the light source in your character render is.
4. Adjust the outer ring to spread the light and adjust the Intensity slider to adjust the strength of the omni light.
5. If your not happy with the new light source go back and try different preset styles for the lighting effect until you find one that your happy with.

Since my post above addressing the shadow creation I have tested the method in the second paragraph out and it works well.  The only addition I would make is that you should assign an off white colour (or a colour that matches the wings) to the box in Poser for your shadow pattern.

Shane

stolenanjel,

The first thing you need to do to make a believable shadow is to identify what is casting shadows, where the shadows are falling and what depth the shadows are.  If you go back to Poser and place a large box with dimensions a bit larger than your wings close behind your character and then render.  You will then be able to see what the shadow pattern will be that needs to be replicated on your pasted wings.  At this point you could follow Ofthepasts suggestion and use the dodge and burn tool to try and replicate the pattern.

 Another option that you might try is to take the new render with the box and add it as a new layer to your main image and then lower the opacity so you can see the wings below.  Match up the characters position of both images and then mask out the wings.   With the box render layer selected press Ctrl+J to make a new layer from your selection and then delete or hide the box render layer.  You will now have a new layer in the shape of the wings with the shadow pattern on it.  If you now change the blending mode of the new shadow layer to multiply you should be getting near to something like an accurate shadow placement and pattern.  Tweaking the new shadow layers opacity and blending mode might bring the shadow layer to a more believable state.  If the edges of your new shadow layer are to harsh just use the eraser tool with a soft brush and a lowered opacity to soften the edges.

Because I don't have your source images I haven't been able to test this method so I am just picturing this approach in my mind so I hope it works.

Shane