jasonmit opened this issue on Aug 02, 2003 · 13 posts
jasonmit posted Sat, 02 August 2003 at 3:16 PM
retrocity posted Sat, 02 August 2003 at 10:16 PM
Put image one (anti-aliased) on the lower layer.
Put the image two (non-anti-aliased) on a layer above image one.
Use the quick mask icon and paint the pillow areas.
i'll do a quick screen cap...
BRB
:)
retrocity
retrocity posted Sat, 02 August 2003 at 10:44 PM
REMEMBER:
Black=masked
White=transparent
Using the Quick Mask mode lets you edit your selected area on the layer as a mask without using the Channels palette and while viewing your image. The advantage of doing it this way is that you can use almost any Photoshop tool or filter to modify the mask.
You could also add a new channel and add the mask you created into it. it's just the quick mask is faster...
:)
retrocity
jasonmit posted Sat, 02 August 2003 at 10:50 PM
If I was to do it using my already created mask, how would I do that? I ask because due to disability, I can only use the keyboard to move the mouse pointer limiting me to 8 directions. Thus, freehand painting is out. The mask was easily created in Bryce without painting.
retrocity posted Sat, 02 August 2003 at 11:05 PM
:)
retrocity
jasonmit posted Sun, 03 August 2003 at 12:01 AM
retrocity: Thanks for your help, but even opening images as layers is Greek to me. I guess I'll have to learn Photoshop better before I can do this.
retrocity posted Sun, 03 August 2003 at 9:49 PM
retrocity posted Sun, 03 August 2003 at 10:06 PM
retrocity posted Sun, 03 August 2003 at 10:12 PM
Novacane posted Tue, 05 August 2003 at 12:55 PM
I've never understood this about Photoshop... why can't you simply copy and paste an image into a layer mask? The procedure that Jasonmit is attempting is something I've never succeeded in doing properly, and always ended up having to use a color range selection on the B&W image and then deleting from the image I wanted to mask. Retrocity, I tried following what you did there, but I ended up with a similar red picture to yours. How do you actually make the red area transparent? It seems weird that this kind of 2d compositing is far simpler to do in 3ds max. Even after effects handles alpha channels better.
Novacane posted Tue, 05 August 2003 at 1:21 PM
karosnikov posted Wed, 20 August 2003 at 11:45 PM
the red layer is only in the " mask mode just click on the normal mode to exit quick mask , plus when you copy the image inot the mode you automatily get the right selction, ( i think pasting the black white into the quick mask will work ) then "delete the area"" you may have to stich from normal to quick mask and back just to get agrasp on what things you ar effecting on the layer..tip hide a layer you are not working on just so you can watch what happens to it. hehehe
karosnikov posted Thu, 10 August 2006 at 9:07 PM
edit...
the red layer is only in the " mask mode " just click on the normal mode to exit quick mask , plus when you copy the image into the mode you automatily get the right selction... then "delete the area" you may have to swich from normal to quick mask and back just to get a grasp on what things you ar effecting on the layer..tip hide a layer you are not working on just so you can watch what happens to the one you are working on