TRANSFERING CUT OUT FIGURES TO OTHER BACK- GROUNDS.

[dhar25]

I need to cut individual figures form several pictures such as dancing and partial buildings TC..TO use in a Brosure for invitation.

The cut out figures has to go on several different backgrounds, or you can call it blend in.

I need help from someone who is well familer with this type of projEt.

Thank you in advance.

 

[blueark]

The hard part is cutting the figures out. Once you've done that, you can put them on a new layer above whatever background you like.

There are many ways to cut figures out. You can:

* use the Filter > Extract tool
* magic wand
* adjust a suitable existing channel and use it as a mask
* manually paint using QuickMask mode
* use a third party plug-in

...and probably a million other ways! Google "photoshop remove background" and you'll get loads of step by step tutorials.

 

[dhar25]

Thank you Blueark. I need to cut out the figures and import them into MS. Pblisher to make brousher for an important function.

I wonder whether Extract tool or Lasso Tool is better?

 

[blueark]

The Extract tool takes some practice, but the results can be very good. The lasso tool is intuitive, but unwieldy and inaccurate, in my opinion. You could also use the pen tool to create a clipping mask. I don't know what features Publisher supports (alpha transparency, clipping masks, etc.) so I can't really advise you on the most suitable way to go.