(EASY?) Photoshop tutorial wanted...PIC!

[BillGates]

I'm basically a Photoshop hack, anytime I try to cut an image out of one pic and put it on another, it looks like I used a chainsaw - I have never gotten it right.

See below for a good example of what I'm looking to do: (Thought of this while viewing a recent Photoshop contest at fark.com)



Original Image

Modified Image

Is there some easy way to cut so smoothly like that?? (I would imagine if you were insane and had months of time on your hands you could zoom to the pixel level and cut from there, but I think Photoshop makes it a bit easier!)

 

[db]

Someone here has done many tutorials. Do a search and you'll find it

 

[bizmark]

use the Magic Wand tool to make selections, not the lasso or the freehand selection tool. You can set its sensitivity. Good luck!

 

[BillGates]

Oh cool, I didn't realize the magic wand had a sensitivity feature... I was always only able to select rather small, alike areas. See! That was easy after all!

(Thank you for the tip!)

 

[Rallispec]

the magic wand is pretty cool. although it never cooperates very well with me.

 

[bmacd]

not too shabby of an overlay. I've gotten quite good at photoshop myself.

-=bmacd=-

 

[cmdavid]

Originally posted by: Rallispec
the magic wand is pretty cool. although it never cooperates very well with me.

thats cause it doesnt like you... stick w/ paint...

 

[Rallispec]

Originally posted by: sandigga

Originally posted by: Rallispec
the magic wand is pretty cool. although it never cooperates very well with me.

thats cause it doesnt like you... stick w/ paint...

hmm.... might have to do a photochop of your pic for that one. i'll show you that it does too like me.

 

[bizmark]

Originally posted by: BillGates
Oh cool, I didn't realize the magic wand had a sensitivity feature... I was always only able to select rather small, alike areas. See! That was easy after all!

(Thank you for the tip!)

Glad I could be helpful Make sure to hold down the Shift key to add to your selection. So start off with a large area selected (possibly with the lasso or another selection tool) and then change the sensitivity, zoom in, and hold down Shift while you select more of what you need. You can always Ctrl-Z or use the History to go back and un-select stuff. Once you have the entire area selected, you can either delete it completely or cut it to another layer.