Photoshop help? D=

Chunin Posts : 332 Join date : 2010-10-11 Age : 31

I hope this is the right place to put it >_< If not you guys could make a spot for questions/answers on programs? =D
Anyways here's my question...I am a noob at photoshop and downloaded CS5...whats the best/easiest way to mask out characters?

Fuck you, thats who... Posts : 1441 Join date : 2010-04-12

this would go to the art thread...aaaand thats where its being moved to now XD

Chunin Posts : 332 Join date : 2010-10-11 Age : 31

Lol alright, sorry about that..

Subject: Re: Photoshop help? D= Wed Oct 13, 2010 11:42 pm

well when i used to have photoshop(before my comp crashed)... i learned a lot of stuff from just trial and error..... so to be blunt, just mess with shit till something looks awesome haha

Space Cowboy Posts : 398 Join date : 2010-08-08 Age : 31

A lot of people like to use the Lasso tool, but if you mess up one part you have to restart. That's why I use the Pen Tool. Just press 'P' on your keyboard and you should be using the tool. Now look at the top toolbar, where it says 'File' and such, right under the Image tab, not in the tab but under it, there should be the Pen Tool's options, make sure you have the middle one chosen. It's the one with a box around the pen.

Now you could mask out whatever and go point by point. And every point is movable with the arrow keys, so you don't have to be 100% perfect. Good luck lol

Ryoka Posts : 695 Join date : 2010-04-13 Age : 31

i like to use the polygonal lasso tool, but the pen tool works too

Chunin Posts : 332 Join date : 2010-10-11 Age : 31

thanks for the info guys! I'll be sure to try it out ^_^

Chunin Posts : 332 Join date : 2010-10-11 Age : 31

Another question! I want to make a grungy layer similiar as shown in the two amvs...any help?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWuDyXsLSzQ&playnext=1&videos=ObsAqPn4qp4&feature=mfu_in_order

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAHFN9DY9FA

Subject: Re: Photoshop help? D= Fri Oct 15, 2010 9:44 pm

that can be solved pretty easily me thinks...

In Vegas (if thats what you have) their are different color textures you can add onto video tracks, the textures range from fiery, to clouds, to lava, etc, and the colors are adjustable...

So all you do is find the colors you want on it then put the opacity on them super low above your anime footage.... pretty simple

Chunin Posts : 332 Join date : 2010-10-11 Age : 31

>_> Okay yeah i was talking on skype with people and i found some other ways too, but i'll be using the cloud gradient for some stuff. Thanks! and yeah i have vegas

Subject: Re: Photoshop help? D= Fri Oct 15, 2010 10:08 pm

no problem... actually i might start using that trick... its one of those things that easy to do but it never comes to mind when i edit haha

Fuck you, thats who... Posts : 1441 Join date : 2010-04-12

lol media generater=left alone

Ryoka Posts : 695 Join date : 2010-04-13 Age : 31

^amen