post a PIC.

[Renee Marquis]

GEORGE you would be a good one for this thread. POST one pic. and give walk through detail on how to create it... and then people show the after edit work...? just a thought..

I will start the first one.....

open photoshop
Pick a picture
make a copy
name the copy
over in Layer drag down to make new layer
Then in Image>desaturate
Click on the eraser tool
Begin erasing you may want to bring image up 200%
and bring image up more for outside edges
Then go to layer > flatten layer
DONE.....

[Keitht]

Sounds like a great idea to me, as long as the experts have the time and inclination to do the work.
I am often scared off from what seems horrendously difficult tasks, only to discover later that once you know what to do it isn't that difficult after all. The example you give is a case in point.

[Renee Marquis]

I know what you mean... the part b/w part color Was so hard at first now its nothing for me to do.......Could someone post how to do a collage: I want black back ground with 20 or more images, want images to have black boarder around each, each image going any which away.... hope you know what I mean?

[Earl53]

Hi Renee,

I?m using PS7 and this is what I did.
1. Open Photoshop and set background to black.
2. Clicked on File/New and made a new photo 8x10 with 72dpi.
3. Now that you have your background time to start adding photos.
4. Open a new photo and select your move tool.
5. Move your photo over to your background and close photo.
6. Scale down the photo on the background by going to Edit/Transform/Scale.
7. I set my scale at 20% for both W & H. That brings the photo down evenly.
8. By selecting Edit/Transform/Rotate you can now rotate the photo the way you want it. Hit Enter to confirm.
9. Now to put a black border on this you wouldn?t see so I?m putting a white border on it.
10. Double-click on the photo layer and the Blending option box comes up.
11. Click on the word Stroke and the settings appear. You?ll notice the default color is red.
12. Click on the red color box and the color pallet comes up. Select white and the border changes. Press OK.
13. Change position to Inside. This does away with rounded outside corners.
14. Once you have the border width you like press OK

This shows you how to put one photo on a background. You can add by doing the same instructions over and over until you have the amount of photos you want.

This also works if you want a drop shadow around the photo. There are 14 instruction photos that go with these instructions. If I can?t fit them in the same message I?ll add to the next reply.

[Earl53]

Renee,

I went ahead and added a few more flower photos to show you that by repeating the instructions you can make your collage. You might want to rethink the black border with the black background.

Paul

[StagePhotography.co.uk]

In Paint Shop Pro...

Open Image
Select the Saturation Brush
Paint out (right click) want you want greyscale.
Save image..

Simple..

What's all this layers stuff???

[Keitht]

That's the great thing here - not everybody uses Photoshop so we get 2 explanations for the price of one.

[Renee Marquis]

Thanks George.... I dont know I have photoshop 7.0 just have to go that way and use layer.... maybe I should invest in paintshopPro

[Earl53]

PSP is a good entry level graphic program, there is nothing wrong with it. However if you want to step up to the next level then you have to go with photoshop. It's a much more powerful software. Anyone who tells you different simply doesn't know how to use it to its full potential. With that in mind there is also a lot more learning involved with using photoshop, it is not something you are just going to open up and master in a week, or a year for that matter. It takes time and lots of practice

If you just want to play around with simple graphics, maybe do basic editing on a photo, go ahead and go with PSP. If you want to do more advance designs and profesional level medias, then your only real option is photoshop.

[Stemmy]

PSP is a good entry level graphic program, there is nothing wrong with it. However if you want to step up to the next level then you have to go with photoshop. It's a much more powerful software. Anyone who tells you different simply doesn't know how to use it to its full potential. With that in mind there is also a lot more learning involved with using photoshop, it is not something you are just going to open up and master in a week, or a year for that matter. It takes time and lots of practice

If you just want to play around with simple graphics, maybe do basic editing on a photo, go ahead and go with PSP. If you want to do more advance designs and profesional level medias, then your only real option is photoshop.

Why do I feel this might run and run !!!

[Stemmy]

In Paint Shop Pro...

Open Image
Select the Saturation Brush
Paint out (right click) want you want greyscale.
Save image..

Simple..

What's all this layers stuff???

I like the layers George as it a "Get out of jail free card" if you want to go back without starting again.

I add most effects to pictures using a new adjustment layer. If later on in the edit you decide you want to change the filter or effect you can just delete that layer without loosing all the work you did afterwards.

Just a thought.

[Renee Marquis]

So for me being such a beginner I should use paintshop pro? instead of photogshop 7.0? I really need something alot easyier then what I am using now....... photoshop is way above me...

[bartonflyer]

Why do I feel this might run and run !!!

Because the PhotoShop mafia have to justify the small fortune they've spent on their software!
It's clearly a case of The Emperor's New Clothes - George has shown again & again (& I'm in complete support :-) ) that there's little you can't do in PSP - for a fraction of the price of PS - spend the money you save on an extra lens, you know it makes sense!!